Tension rises in the Black Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Ukrainian reconnaissance ship was destroyed in the Black Sea region of Russian gas production facilities.

In the statement issued by the ministry, it was indicated that “a reconnaissance ship belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces was destroyed by a Su-30CM aircraft belonging to the aviation unit of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the region of Russian installations. of gas production”. in the waters of the Black Sea.” In another ministry statement, it was stated that “the Kiev regime’s attempted terrorist attacks with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were thwarted tonight.”

In the statement, it was noted that 2 Ukrainian UAVs were detected by Russian air defense vehicles and shot down in the Bryansk region with radio electronic warfare systems. statement was included. In the statement, it was noted that there were no casualties as a result of the prevented attacks.

In the statement issued by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), it was indicated that flights were temporarily restricted to guarantee the safety of civil flights at the Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports in the capital Moscow, “9 passenger flights were diverted to alternate airports.” expression was used.

In the statement, it was noted that the restrictions were lifted at 04:30 Moscow time and that the airports in question are operating normally. (AA)