Russian forces destroy four war boats carrying Ukrainian forces in Black Sea

Moscow, SANA- Russian Ministry of Defense said that aircraft affiliated with Russian Fleet destroyed, on Monday, four US-made war boats carrying Ukrainian forces heading for Tarkhankut region, west of Crimean Peninsula.

The ministry said in a statement Russian air defense systems intercepted two Ukrainian drones in Kursk region and over Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula.

Kiev began what it calls a counterattack on June 4, in the directions of southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Artyomovsk.

Ukrainian and Western officials said that the counterattack, which began on June 4^th in the directions of southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Artyomovsk, was thwarted due to the fortified Russian defenses.

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