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Ukrainian naval forces used a TOR missile system aboard a ship to shoot at and hit the Russian tugboat "Vasily Bekh".

Odesa Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

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Entities

Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Vasily Bekh (location) TOR (weapon_system) Operational Command South (military_unit) Zmiinyi Island (location) Russian Federation (organization) Tor air defense missile system (weapon_system) Maksym Marchenko (person) Odesa Oblast (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Harpoon missile (weapon_system) Vasily Bykhov (location) Vasiliy Bekh (weapon_system) Russian Navy (military_unit)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Naval forces hit the Russian tugboat "Vasily Bekh" with anti-ship missiles.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

According to Operational Command South, 70% of the crew was affected.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The tugboat was taking personnel and arms to Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Russian tugboat Vasily Bekh sank in the Black Sea on June 17 after being hit by Ukrainian forces.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The tugboat Vasily Bekh was reportedly equipped with a Tor air defense missile system.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces damaged a Russian tugboat named Vasily Bykhov near Snake Island using Harpoon missiles.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:48.882Z

Source story: 7353047