💥 Attack

Russian forces struck the Ukrainian Navy reconnaissance ship Simferopol on the Danube River near Izmail, Odesa Oblast.

August 28, 2025 Izmail, Odesa Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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

Entities

Simferopol (weapon_system) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Ukrainian Navy (military_unit) Simferopol patrol boat (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Geolocated footage published on August 28 indicates that Russian forces struck the Simferopol while it was on the Danube River about 25 km from the mouth of the Danube east of Izmail, Odesa Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russia claims to have hit and sunk the Simferopol with a naval drone

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian naval drone struck Ukrainian Navy ship Simferopol in Danube estuary

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:42.431Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-28-2025