Two Russian Raptor ships destroyed by Ukrainians in the Black Sea, says Kyiv

Ukraine announced today that a Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats in the Black Sea today, according to the chief of its General Staff. Of Ukraine.

“Two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats were destroyed today at dawn near Fidonisi,” Valery Zaluzny wrote in the Telegram messaging app.

There was no immediate reaction from Moscow to the allegations.

MilitaryUkrainian military destroy 2 Russian patrol boats in Black Sea.

Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the Raptor-class patrol ships were destroyed with Turkish-produced Bayraktar drones near the Zmiinyi (Snake) Island at dawn on May 2.

– The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 2, 2022

Near #SnakeIslanda #Bayraktar drone destroyed two #Russian Raptor boats. pic.twitter.com/voB8tyYlnk

– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 2, 2022

Loss of tens of millions of tons of grain due to Russia’s naval blockade in the Black Sea, according to Zelensky

Ukraine is likely to lose tens of millions of tonnes of grain due to Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports, triggering a food crisis that will affect Europe, Asia and Africa, he said today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Russia does not allow ships to enter or leave. “It controls the Black Sea,” Zelensky told Australia’s 60 Minutes news program.

“Russia wants to block our country’s economy as a whole,” he added.

Russian blows in Donetsk and Kharkiv

Six civilians were killed in bombings in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, four of them in the city of Lyman, near the front, which is threatened by Russian advance, the governors said.

«Russian bombing “In the Danieck region: four civilians were killed, all in Liman,” said Pavlo Kirilenko, the governor of the port, adding that seven other civilians had been wounded in the city, where the Ukrainian army had recently been forced to withdraw.

He added that one civilian was wounded in Bakhmut, a town farther from the front, and four others were injured in various locations in eastern Ukraine.

For his part, Kharkov (northeast) Governor Oleg Sinegubov spoke via Telegram about three civilians killed and eight wounded yesterday in strikes against the city’s neighborhoods and other communities in the region.

Liman, a city of 20,000 before the war broke out, has been largely evacuated in recent days due to the advance of Russian troops, who have already occupied its environs, according to local authorities.

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