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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUkraine ‘hits Russian missile boat Ivanovets in Black Sea’Published10 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Ukrainian military intelligenceImage caption, The Ukrainian video appears to show the stricken missile boatBy Robert GreenallBBC NewsUkrainian forces say they have destroyed a Russian missile boat from the Black Sea Fleet in a special operation off Russian-occupied Crimea.The Ivanovets – a small warship – received “direct hits to the hull” overnight, after which it sank, military intelligence said.It has released video footage that purports to show the moment of impact, followed by a big explosion.There has been no word about the incident from Russian authorities.However, Russian military blogger “Voenkor Kotenok” wrote on Telegram that the boat had sunk after being hit three times by naval drones.Several features visible on the vessel in the Ukrainian video match those of the Tarantul, or Project 12411, a class of missile boats operated by the Russian and other navies, which the Ivanovets belongs to.These include the layout of the mast and sensors on top of the main superstructure as well as a large radar dome on top of the bridge.Image source, Ukraine military intelligenceImage caption, Ukraine’s military purportedly captured the moment of the blast on videoUkraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said the boat was destroyed by soldiers of its special unit “Group 13″ in Lake Donuzlav, a saltwater bay on the western side of the Crimean peninsula which houses a naval base.”As a result of a series of direct hits to the hull, the Russian ship suffered damage incompatible with further movement – the Ivanovets listed to the stern and sank,” it said on its Telegram channel. A Russian search and rescue operation in the area was unsuccessful, it added.It said the ship was worth in the region of $60-70m (£47m-55m).Image source, Ukrainian military intelligenceImage caption, A few moments later, it appeared to show the bow apparently sinking into the waterUkraine has achieved a series of successes in the war in and around the Black Sea, damaging or destroying Russian warships despite having no fleet of its own.In December, Kyiv said it had destroyed the large landing ship Novocherkassk at Feodosia, Crimea. Russia confirmed that the ship had been damaged.And in April 2022, a couple of months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Moskva – the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – was damaged and ultimately sunk, apparently by Ukrainian missiles.After a missile strike on the headquarters of the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol last September, satellite images showed that the Russian navy had moved much of its Black Sea fleet away from Crimea to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.Additional reporting by Adam Robinson, BBC VerifyRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyRussia confirms damage to warship in Black SeaPublished26 December 2023Russian warship Moskva sinks in Black SeaPublished15 April 2022Sunken Russian warship: What we knowPublished18 April 2022Top StoriesLive. Family’s injuries ‘could be life-changing’ after Clapham alkali attack’I can’t see’: Witnesses recount ‘horrific’ scene in south LondonPublished36 minutes agoLive. Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25%Features’I make less than minimum wage from running my post office’Spotify’s filter fails to block explicit lyricsWhat you need to know about interest rates decisionCould UK heatwaves be given names this summer?AttributionWeatherLegal scammer costs vulnerable clients thousandsSugar says influencers are kept out of The ApprenticeLandowner welcomes XL bullies for walks amid banWho is Bushra Bibi, the faith healer wife of Imran Khan?The football terrace singer who’s now a hometown superstarElsewhere on the BBCWhat holds us back from exercising as we age?James Gallagher explores the mental and physical barriers that may stop usAttributionSoundsHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSoundsA Brazilian theologian silenced by the VaticanLeonardo Boff faced accusations that his writing and teachings were ‘dangerous to the faith’AttributionSoundsThe surprising health benefits of doing the plankMichael Mosley explores whether it outshines crunches or sit-ups…AttributionSoundsMost Read1Escaped monkey caught in Highland garden2Mercedes’ Hamilton on verge of shock Ferrari moveAttributionSport3EU leaders unlock €50bn support package for Ukraine4UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case5UK reconsiders relocating ex-Afghan special forces6’I make less than minimum wage from my post office’7Margot Robbie comments on best actress Oscar snub8Fast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heat9’We didn’t expect our son to go to work and die’10Sugar says influencers are kept out of Apprentice