Vasily Bekh, a Black Sea fleet vessel, which is used to transport Russian ammunition, weaponry, and troops to Snake Island is not featured on the Wikipedia page.
Ukrainian claims to have fired two Harpoon missiles at a Russian navy tugboat Vasily Bekh in the Black Sea, marking fire to the Western-supplied anti-ship missiles at Russia.
Military analyst Rob Lee published a video from Dvish’s Telegram channel revealing “two missile attacks” on the rescue craft “carrying a Tor-M2KM that was headed to Snake Island,”
Snake island hit the headlines early in the battle because Ukrainian guards stationed there opposed Russian orders to surrender, using colorful language that became a rallying cry.
Rescue Vessel Vasily Bekh Wikipedia
Rescue Vassel Vasily Bekh is yet to be featured on the mainstream Wikipedia page.
Ukraine’s defense forces tweeted on Friday that the Ukrainian Navy “completely demilitarized” the Russian tugboat Spasatel Vasily Bekh.
The rescue Vessel Vasily Bekh was carrying Russian ammunition, weaponry, and troops to Snake Island which is vital for protecting sea lanes at the key port Odesa.
As per a Ukrainian regional official, the attack was carried out by land-based Harpoon anti-ship systems recently given to Ukraine by the US and Denmark.
The video is captured by a video feed showing the unique user interface of Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 drones operated by the Ukrainian Navy and Air Force.
Ukrainian defense forces claim that the Russian force started installing an anti-aircraft missile system called TOR after the sinking of the flagship Moskva by Ukrainian.
Despite successful attacks, Ukraine has urged its allies to provide more and better weapons to the country, saying that it is unable to hold off Russia’s more powerful soldiers.
Ukraine Destroys Russian Tug Boat Vasily Bekh
The Ukrainian Navy has destroyed a Tug boat named Vasily Bekh with the TOR air defense system on board.
The tugboat Vasily Bekh, which was built in Astrakhan and has a capacity of 1,605 tons, was accepted into the Russian Federation’s Black Sea Fleet in 2017.
The boat was heading towards snake island carrying Russian ammunition, weaponry, and troops that were destroyed by Ukraine. using two Harpoon missiles.
They released a video where two missiles named Harpoon missiles slam into a vessel 19 miles east of Snake (or Zmiinyi) Island, causing it to erupt in a fireball.
Snake Island, 35 km off of Ukraine, received global notice early when Ukrainian border guards rejected Russian orders to surrender using strong languages.
As per Kyiv, Russia has lost more than 33,000 troops since they arrived in Ukraine. Footage of the Russian helicopter crashing in Donetsk is also viral on social media.
The deaths will be a defeat for Putin’s slow-motion assault on Ukraine, which is making ground in the east but at a heavy cost in lives and hardware.