Ukraine says it raided Russian-occupied spit in Black Sea
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Ukrainian forces released a video of the raid on the Russian-occupied Tendra Spit, in the north-west of the Black Sea.
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KYIV – Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confirmed on Aug 7 that its forces had conducted a raid on the Russian-occupied Tendra Spit in the north-west of the Black Sea, saying that it damaged equipment and fortifications and inflicted casualties.
The agency published a video showing vessels carrying well-equipped soldiers and troops landing on a shoreline.
It said it destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system and armoured vehicles and that it was assessing Russian personnel losses.
On Aug 6, the Russian-installed authorities said Ukrainian saboteurs had attempted to land on the Russian-held spit from the sea.
The Russian-installed governor of the occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region where the spit lies said Kyiv had attacked with 12 high-speed vessels, eight of which were carrying troops, with four more transporting fire support.
Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence service said its forces sustained no casualties. The Russian official claimed that three boats and their crews were destroyed.
The Tendra Spit lies off the coast of the southern part of Kherson region, in waters seen as important for maintaining Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea.
Ukraine attacked the spit in February. Russia’s Defence Ministry said at the time that Ukraine lost up to 25 servicemen in an unsuccessful landing. Ukraine’s special forces said some of its fighters were killed in a combat mission but did not specify the number of casualties. REUTERS
