Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Russia Eliminates US-Made Willard Sea Force Boat East in Black Sea

17:08, 22 August 2023

According to a report published last month by the American think tank Council on Foreign Relations, the US has offered Ukraine $76.8 billion in assistance since February 2022.

Sputnik

A Russian aircraft destroyed the second in one day US-made Willard Sea Force boat with Ukrainian military on board near Zmeiny Island in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"On August 22, at about 11:00 Moscow time, a US-made high-speed military boat of Willard Sea Force with an amphibious assault group of the Ukrainian military was destroyed by a Russian aerospace forces aircraft east of Zmeiny Island," the statement said.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia’s Su-30SM fighter jet of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a reconnaissance boat of the Ukrainian armed forces, which was discovered near Russian gas production facilities in the Black Sea.