Zmiinyi (“Snake”) Island: Bayraktar UCAVs destroy three Russian Serna and Raptor boats
ANASTASIIA KALATUR - SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2022, 04:50
Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicles have destroyed one Russian Serna-type landing boat and two Raptor-type amphibious assault boats near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.
Source: "Pivden" (South) Operational Command
Quote: "Near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island... high-precision attacks by Bayraktars have destroyed one Serna-type amphibious assault gunboat carrying Tor surface-to-air missile systems, and two Raptor-type amphibious assault boats.
Details: Another Raptor suffered significant damage.
Forty-six Russians belonging to the crew and landing force have reportedly been killed.
Background: On 7 May, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry reported that a Russian landing boat and two Tor surface-to-air missile systems had been hit near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island by a Bayraktar drone. Subsequently, a video of the operations by the Ukrainian Air Force against invaders on Zmiinyi Island was released.
