Russia says it destroyed a Swedish-made combat boat

Russian forces have destroyed a Swedish-made Combat Boat 90 used by Ukraine and carried out strikes on military targets across 146 locations over the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence.

In a statement, the ministry said Russian operational-tactical aviation, missile forces, artillery units, and strike drones conducted a series of attacks against Ukrainian military infrastructure and personnel, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media. 

“Using operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Swedish-made Ukrainian Combat Boat 90, struck targets in Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and fuel-energy sector, ammunition and fuel depots used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly and storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas,” the ministry reported.

The statement did not provide independent evidence to support the claims, and Ukraine had not immediately commented on the reported strikes.

By Sabina Mammadli