Boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to kill their own servicemen who had laid down arms on Snake Island
However, the attack was repulsed, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Saturday.
“The purpose of this attack was primarily to retaliate against the Ukrainian servicemen who had laid down their weapons and to accuse the Russian army of destroying prisoners. As a result of the naval battle, six Ukrainian naval boats were destroyed. None of the 82 Ukrainian servicemen from Snake Island was injured”, – the general said.
According to him, six Ukrainian naval boats were destroyed as a result of the naval battle. None of the 82 Ukrainian servicemen from Snake Island was injured.
Konashenkov stressed that the US strategic RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-9A Ripper drones were barreling over the provocation area during the attack of the Ukrainian boats.
“It is highly probable that it was the US UAVs that guided the Ukrainian boats to the Russian Black Sea Fleet ships”, – he said.