"One of the small armored artillery boats of the Ukrainian Navy, captured by ruscists in Berdiansk at the beginning of the invasion, was spotted near Zmiinyi Island," the Operational Command "South" posted on Facebook
The command considers that the enemy is likely to try to use the boat, flying the Ukrainian flag, in its provocations with the shelling of foreign civilian vessels and, perhaps, coastal areas of Ukraine and other countries of the Black Sea region.
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As reported earlier, on March, 2022, Russia has captured several ships of the Ukrainian Nave and Sea Guard ships in Berdyansk and some of them withdrawed to Novorossiysk port. The Berdyansk is now under the Russian occupation. Later Two Project 58155 Gyurza-M small armored gunboats and "Korets" tugboat have been seen in Novorossiysk port.
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