Ukraine claims drones sank Russian ship in Black Sea

Russian officials claimed there were 74 people on board: 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three Russian servicemen. All were reported killed.

(Alamy/PA)

Ukraine has claimed it used sea drones to sink a Russian ship in the Black Sea, as Kremlin investigators alleged that a Russian military transport plane that crashed last month was brought down by two US-made Patriot missiles fired by Kyiv’s forces.

Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency published a video it said showed naval drones assaulting the Russian missile-armed cutter Ivanovets on Wednesday night.