Ukraine Hunts Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Strikes Mangust Patrol Boat in Occupied Crimea

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian high-speed Mangust patrol boat in temporarily occupied Crimea, along with drone facilities, reconnaissance systems, and ammunition depots across several temporarily occupied regions, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on September 9.

The strikes were carried out on September 8 and overnight into September 9 against Russian military infrastructure in temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine. Near Donetsk, Ukrainian forces targeted a facility used by Russian troops to store, prepare, and launch attack drones, according to the General Staff.

In Sevastopol’s Kozacha Bay in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Project 12150 Mangust high-speed patrol boat. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

The Mangust is a roughly 20-meter patrol craft designed for maritime patrol, coastal security, and operations against small vessels. It can reach speeds of up to 50 knots, or more than 90 kilometers per hour, and carries a crew of up to six.

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Ukrainian forces also targeted Russian reconnaissance infrastructure elsewhere in temporarily occupied Crimea. An electronic intelligence antenna complex was struck in Olenivka, while an antenna housed inside a radome belonging to a separate command-and-measurement complex was hit in Vitino.

Additional strikes targeted Russian military stockpiles. A drone warehouse was hit in Dokuchaievsk in Donetsk region, while an ammunition depot belonging to Russia’s Rubikon unit was struck in Fashchivka in Luhansk region. Another Russian ammunition depot was targeted in Selydove, Donetsk region.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces struck the same Russian attack-drone launch site near temporarily occupied Donetsk, along with several drone command posts across temporarily occupied territories.

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