Russia Ukraine reports attack on Russian gas tower: around 40 dead
The Ukrainian naval forces claim to have killed around 40 Russian soldiers during an attack on a gas production tower in the Black Sea. Naval and military intelligence forces had attacked the site where the enemy had gathered personnel and equipment, Ukrainian media reported according to the navy. The occupiers wanted to use the tower to jam navigation signals via satellites, which would have endangered civilian shipping.
10.08.2024, 16:06
SDA
"We cannot allow such a thing," Dmytro Pletentschuk told the online newspaper "Ukrajinska Prawda". There were no civilians on the gas production platform, which is out of operation, he said. The missile and artillery units of the coastal forces had carried out the strike. A heavy explosion could be seen on a published video. The authenticity of the footage could not be independently verified.
It was not the first operation of this kind, said Pletentschuk. The enemy had already used the tower in the past to disrupt the navigation of grain freighters, for example. The naval officer emphasized that the decision to attack was made for the safety of civilian shipping.
Ukraine has been defending itself against Russian aggression for almost two and a half years. The country's navy has repeatedly sunk Russian ships in the Black Sea and destroyed other enemy targets.
