Russian Black Sea Fleet hits three uncrewed AFU boats

The Russian Black Sea Fleet's anti-diversion missile-bombing systems have hit the area of detection of three uncrewed AFU boats in the Black Sea, the fleet's information support department told TASS.

"On October 24, around 4 o'clock Moscow time, three uncrewed boats of the Ukrainian Navy were detected by technical means of surveillance in the northern part of the Black Sea. The area where the crewless boats were detected was hit with fire by anti-diversion missile-bombing systems," the navy's press service said.

It added that at the moment a set of anti-mine and anti-diversion measures is being carried out on the outer roadstead of Sevastopol Bay.

In the meantime, Russian air defence systems managed to shoot down almost 20 unmanned aerial vehicles in the zone of a special military operation over the past 24 hours.

"The means of air defence destroyed 19 unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of Verkhnekamenka, Kremennaia, and Zolotarevka settlements of the Lugansk People's Republic," the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Ukrainian drones were also eliminated in the settlements of Kirillovka, Berestovoye, Spornoye of the "DNR" and Krynki of the Kherson region.

The Russian Defence Ministry also pointed out that 508 Ukrainian military aircraft, 253 helicopters and 8,176 drones had been eliminated since the start of the special operation.