Ukraine's Naval Forces have announced the destruction of the Russian FSB border patrol vessel Izumrud.

Ukraine's Naval Forces have announced the destruction of the Russian FSB border patrol vessel Izumrud.

The strike killed and wounded members of the vessel's crew, the military said, without disclosing further details.

The Izumrud, accused of participating in Russia's 2018 seizure of Ukrainian naval vessels, was reportedly sunk by a Ukrainian naval drone.

The Russian border patrol ship “Izumrud,” which was sunk near Novorossiysk, is lying near the pier. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine's Sargan-3000 naval drone sank the Russian patrol ship Izumrud in Gelendzhik, escalating Kyiv's unmanned maritime campaign in the Black Sea.

On July 14, Ukraine’s navy reported that it had destroyed the Russian FSB border patrol ship Izumrud near the port of Novorossiysk. Ukrainian forces said the…