The vessels were carrying crew and armored vehicles

Ukrainian troops hittwo Russian landing boats in temporarily occupied Crimea

The vessels werecarrying crew and armored vehicles

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has confirmed the defeat of two small amphibiousassault ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupiedCrimea. This happened during a nighttime special operation of Ukrainiansoldiers on the peninsula.

Which boats are wetalking about?

The GUR noted thatthese are boats of the 11770 project (of the Serna class).

"The vessels werecrewed and loaded with armored vehicles, including BTR-82", - thestatement said.

What is known aboutthe use of such boats by the occupiers?

According to Ukrainianintelligence, Russia actively used small serna-class landing boats during theoccupation of Zmiinyi Island to deploy military equipment and troops.

"The vessels werecrewed and loaded with armored vehicles, including BTR-82", - thestatement said.

However, as theUkrainian intelligence officers noted, "now this idea of the Russians hasbeen destroyed".

In early October,scouts from the Artan Special Forces unit of the Defence Intelligence ofUkraine landed on the western coast of the peninsula , as well as on the Tendra and Kinburn Spits. Then, Ukrainian SpecialForces men engaged in a fierce battle with the Russian invaders and inflictedsignificant losses on the enemy.