Ukrainian Magura V5 drones damaged the Russian patrol ships Sergey Kotov and Vasily Bykov in the Black Sea.
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They would meet for the second time in September 2023, and the Kotov, along with another ship, the Vasily Bykov, would be damaged again but not sunk.
One of the crowdfunded drones then attacked the patrol ship Sergey Kotov in September
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