Ukrainian Special Forces have recaptured the strategically essential Boyko Towers, dealing a significant blow to Putin's Russian naval operations within the Black Sea.

The operation, which had been deliberate for six weeks not solely secured the towers but additionally supplied Ukrainian forces with precious intelligence on Russian navy expertise.

A Special Forces officer revealed the small print of the operation in an interview on Ukrainian tv, as he stated: "We deceived the entire Russian fleet."

He talked about that among the many seized property was the Neva system, which will be disassembled and analysed for each software program and {hardware} info.

He stated: "It has a lot of useful information that can give us some answers to our questions."

The Boyko Towers, which had beforehand been beneath Ukrainian management, fell to Russia, resulting in a significant risk to Ukraine's maritime safety.

The towers comprise precious gear for reconaissance operations within the bitter struggle.

The recapture of the towers struck a big blow to Russia's dominance within the Black Sea.

The officer added: "We have severely restricted the Russians' activity in the Black Sea, namely in the waters of Zmiinyi Island. We pushed them back to the shores of Crimea."

The operation successfully limits Russia's manoeuvrability within the area and marks a transparent setback for his or her ambitions within the Black Sea.

The officer additionally acknowledged the chance of Russian makes an attempt to retake the misplaced positions. However, Ukrainian particular forces are totally ready to push again.