Ukraine says it destroyed two Russian patrol boats on Monday

(Reuters) – A Ukrainian Bayraktar drone destroyed two Russian Raptor-class patrol ships in the Black Sea on Monday, Ukraine’s military chief said.

“Two Russian Raptor-class boats were destroyed at dawn today near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island,” Chief of General Staff Valeriy Zaluzhniy wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

Russian Raptor-class Patrol boat (archive)

There was no immediate reaction from Moscow to the claim.