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Russia Plans Provocation with Captured Ukrainian Boat

Photo for illustration / Smoke rising over Snake Island, Ukraine on May 8, 2022. Photo: Planet Labs PBC
Photo for illustration / Smoke rising over Snake Island, Ukraine on May 8, 2022. Photo: Planet Labs PBC

According to the report the Operational Command "South" posted on Facebook A small armored artillery boat of the Ukrainian Navy, captured by the Russians, was spotted near Zmiinyi Island.

"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

Zmiinyi (Snake) Island
Zmiinyi (Snake) Island

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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Ukrainian Navy boats that were captured by russia in Novorossiysk port, March 17, 2022
Ukrainian Navy boats that were captured by russia in Novorossiysk port, March 17, 2022

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.

Ukrainian Navy and the Sea Guard boats that were captured by russia in Novorossiysk port, March 17, 2022
Ukrainian Navy and the Sea Guard boats that were captured by russia in Novorossiysk port, March 17, 2022
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