After numerous drone and missile strikes, it is now apparently the first time that Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have fought on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which is occupied by Russia. Ukrainian military intelligence spoke of a “successful special operation” on Thursday. Russian media reported that the attack was repelled and the attackers were killed.
Fighting broke out at Cape Tarhankut in the far west of the peninsula near the village of Mayak. According to the Russian Telegram news channels “Mash” and “Shot”, the attackers landed in inflatable boats near a campsite. The holidaymakers there were startled by shots and explosions. “Shot” reported, citing Russian intelligence circles, that the crews of four inflatable boats – about 15 to 20 men – were later killed.
Video of commando action released
The spokesman of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency HUR, on the other hand, denied the Ukrainian losses during the commando operation. Rather, it had succeeded in weakening Russian forces. A video of the commando action has also been released (see tweet below).
However, he could not give precise information about the Russian losses, according to the spokesman for the secret service. The information provided by both warring parties cannot be independently verified.
Source: Krone
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