Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 541st day.
FILE PHOTO: The ministry said the drone was destroyed by the Pytlivyi and Vasily Bykov patrol ships before it could reach its target. / Photo: ReutersRussia has thwarted a Ukrainian naval drone attack on its warships in the Black Sea, its Defence Ministry said, the latest in a string of assaults on its fleet in the flashpoint waterway.
"The ships were performing the tasks of controlling navigation in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 237 km southwest of Sevastopol." "Tonight, during an attempt to get to Moscow, the air defence forces destroyed a drone. The wreckage of the UAV fell in the area of the Expo Center and did not cause significant damage to the building. There are no victims, according to preliminary reports," Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram, without naming an attacker.Belarus will instantly respond if Ukraine, the Baltic countries or Poland act aggressively against it, President Alexander Lukashenko said.
"We are not competing with them. Yet we will deliver an overwhelming strike on them and they will end up with an overwhelming loss, damage," he noted.
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