Russia launched six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles from Black Sea airspace toward Serpent Island.
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Six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles launched from the airspace over the Black Sea in the direction of Serpent Island
The drones helped suppress Russian firepower, causing unspecified personnel and equipment losses.
Russian forces struck a civilian cargo ship transiting through the Ukrainian grain corridor in the western Black Sea on September 11, likely as part of a renewed Russian effort to undermine international confidence in the safety of the corridor.
Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate special forces destroyed a Russian Su-30SM fighter aircraft over the Black Sea using a MANPADS
The aircraft belonged to the 43rd Separate Naval Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces, based at Saki airfield in occupied Crimea
The aircraft was lost on September 11, 2024 around 5:00 AM
6 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles were fired from the airspace over the Black Sea in the direction of Zmiinyi Island.
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