Ukraine says its special forces blew up Russian drilling platform

Ukraine said on Tuesday that a group of its special forces blew up a Russian drilling platform in the Black Sea and destroyed equipment that helped Moscow attack southern Ukraine with drones, according to reports.

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Ukraine's special forces said that equipment on the platform was used for drones involved in attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, the Reuters news agency reported.

Ukraińskie siły specjalne wysadziły platformę wiertniczą na Morzu Czarnym. Rosjanie wykorzystywali ją w atakach dronów na południową Ukrainęhttps://t.co/ucnXbgbB7e

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) February 6, 2024

The operation was carried out at night when Ukrainian boats "came close to the production platform" and mined the facility, according to a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Ukrainian soldiers then captured "important enemy equipment" and "blew up a mast with an antenna," Ukraine's special forces said.

The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine have blown up a platform in the Black Sea, which the occupiers used to coordinate drone strikes

Judging by the published video, it is about one of the oil and gas rigs. The Special Operations Forces claim that the Russians used one of the… pic.twitter.com/VtoQGKtMgl

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 6, 2024

The operation "ensured safer movement of ships and limited the enemy's capabilities in the northwestern part of the Black Sea," the statement said, as quoted by Reuters.

Ukrainian Armed Forces blow up important object of Russian troops in Black Sea https://t.co/GWU7ubvFI4

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) February 6, 2024

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 713 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: Reuters, ukrinform.net, IAR, PAP