Ukraine has recaptured oil and fuel drilling platforms off the coast of Crimea, footage has purported to indicate, amounting to a significant victory towards Russian forces a whole bunch of miles behind the entrance line.

The operation was carried out by Ukraine’s navy intelligence arm of the ministry of the defence, generally known as the GUR.

A 13-minute video detailing the assault confirmed the troopers arriving on the oil rigs by way of a small motorboat.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, who posted the video, claimed that the troopers additionally seized a “stock of helicopter ammunition” and a NEVA radar system that tracks the motion of ships within the Black Sea.

They additionally claimed that the Ukrainian fighters broken a Russian Su-30 fighter jet within the battle for the Boika Towers. Footage contained inside the video they posted reveals Ukrianians firing at a fighter jet above them.

Russia occupied the Boika Towers following the unlawful annexation of Crimea in 2014 and have allegedly been utilizing them as navy outposts ever since.

Ukrainian intelligence declare the drilling platforms have been utilized by Russia as touchdown pads for his or her navy helicopters, in addition to a method of monitoring the motion of ships within the Black Sea.

These positions could have been very important in Russia’s ongoing effort to black the Black Sea in mild of their withdrawal from the United Nations-brokered grain take care of Ukraine.

Four of the drilling platforms have been recaptured within the early morning assault, based on the assertion issued on Telegram.

The intelligence briefing claimed the drilling platforms "Petro Godovalets" and "Ukraine", in addition to SPBU "Tavrida" and SPBU "Syvash", have been “returned to the control” of Ukraine.

Footage of the assault purported to indicate Ukrainians touchdown on a number of platforms on the Black Sea and reclaiming them comparatively unchallenged.

A battle between a number of the troopers and what was alleged to be a Russian Su-30 fighter was briefly proven between two platforms.

Both official and unofficial Russian sources have but to touch upon the claimed liberation.

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