Early in the morning of October 29, the Ukrainian army dispatched drone to launch the largest attack on the Russian army's Black Sea Fleet station Sevastopol since the outbreak of the conflict. The Russian army claimed that a total of 16 drones were destroyed.
The consequences of this attack were not only damaged by the damage to the ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, but also declared that the "food channel" established by many parties was in danger.
Sevastopol port
According to Russian media reports, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that due to the attack of Ukrainian drones in Sevastopol, the sea minesweeper of the Black Sea Fleet was slightly damaged.
"In the process of repelling the terrorist attack on Sevastopol, the Black Sea Fleet used naval weapons and naval aviation to destroy 4 water drones, and the internal facilities of the port destroyed three water drones. The sea minesweeper Ivan Golubet and the pole net obstacles in the Bay of Nanaya were slightly damaged," the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
reported that the Ukrainian army mobilized 16 drones to participate in the attack - in addition to 7 water drones, there were 9 aerial drones. All air targets were destroyed.
TASS said that this was the largest attack on Sevastopol since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Ukrainian news said that the Russian Navy Admiral Makarov frigate was also damaged in the attack, but no conclusive evidence was released to prove this.
Russian media suspect that behind the Russian military's drone operation, there may be intelligence support from the US military.
reported that when the Ukrainian drone launched an attack in the Sevastopol Gulf, a RQ-4B "Global Hawk" drone produced by Northrop Grumman, a US company that took off from Sicily, Italy, had been flying in the air at a height of 17 kilometers in the neutral waters near Crimea for several hours.
reported that according to data from the 24-hour flight radar website that tracks the aircraft's route in real time, the reconnaissance drone took off from Catania Airport in Sicily, Italy. The drone flies over 15 kilometers and passes through the airspace of Greek and Bulgarian to reach the Black Sea. The drone belongs to the U.S. Air Force.
From a military perspective, the Ukrainian attack did not have much result, but the additional political consequences it brought worried the world. After the attack on
, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the ships of the Black Sea Fleet were involved in the task of ensuring the security of "food channels", an international agreement to transport agricultural products from Ukrainian ports.
Later, Russian Ministry of Defense even announced that Russia suspended its participation in the transport of food from Ukrainian ports due to the "terrorist attack" in the Sevastopol waters.
Russian Ministry of Defense said that on Saturday morning, the Kiev regime carried out terrorist attacks on Black Sea Fleet ships and civilian ships located in barge points inside and outside Sevastopol, and British experts participated in planning the morning drone attack on Sevastole.
Russian Ministry of Defense said: "In view of the terrorist attacks carried out by the Kiev regime on October 29 against Black Sea Fleet ships and civilian ships that ensure the security of 'food access' with the participation of British experts, Russia suspends its participation in the implementation of the agreement to transport agricultural products from Ukraine's ports."
Russian statement undoubtedly means that the Black Sea "food access" for Ukraine's foreign export of food, which was established several months ago through mediation by the United Nations and other parties, is in danger.
At that time, Western public opinion accused Russia of blocking Ukraine's Black Sea coast, resulting in a significant reduction in Ukraine's grain exports, which in turn led to global food dangers, causing many developing countries to starve. This puts Russia under tremendous pressure and ultimately led to the conclusion of the Black Sea "Food Channel" agreement.
Now, in order to alleviate possible international pressure, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Russia is preparing to provide 500,000 tons of food to the poorest countries for free in the next four months.
Parrushev said in his speech on the "Russia-24" TV program: "Considering that Russia was and will always be the most reliable partner and is ready to ensure the necessary amount of food for the world, our country is ready to provide 500,000 tons of food to the poorest countries for free in the next four months."
