Ukraine has struck a navy vessel stolen by Russia during the occupation of Crimea, Kyiv has said, APA reports citing Independent.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukraine navy spokesman, said his country’s forces hit the Olshansky landing ship with a missile.
“Currently, this ship is not combat-capable,” Mr Pletenchuk said on national television. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
Russia took the Konstantin Olshansky from Ukraine, along with most of Kyiv’s navy when its troops occupied the Crimean peninsula in 2014.
“It had gone through a renovation and was being prepared for use against Ukraine, so unfortunately the decision was taken to strike this (ship),” Mr Pletenchuk said.
He added that a Ukrainian-made Neptune anti-ship missile was used for this.
Earlier, at least 10 people were injured in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital endured a third aerial bombing by Putin’s forces in five days.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a 16-year-old girl was among those rushed to hospital on Monday.
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