Russia accuses British experts” of supporting drone attacks on the Black Sea fleet

Russia has accused Ukrainian drones of attacking his black -sea fleet in an attack with the support of "British experts".

Moscow claimed that the British Navy, in addition to the explosion at its base in Sewastopol, also contributed to having parts of the Nord Stream pipeline exploded in September.

"In the planning, units of the British Navy, who supported the blasting of the Gaspipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, also took part," said the Russian Ministry of Defense.

It is the first time that Russia is responsible for the British military for the attack on the gas pipelines, although Vladimir Putin previously accused the USA and its allies. The Russian Ministry of Defense presented no evidence of its claims.

The British Ministry of Defense (Mod) said Russia would "spread lies".

"In order to distract from their catastrophic use of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense uses to spread false claims Epic," said the Ministry of Defense.

"This invented history says more about disputes within the Russian government than about the West."

Russia's Ministry of Defense said that only a mining book boat had been damaged, although unconfirmed reported the Admiral Markov, the flagship of the Black Sea fleet.

Ukrainian torpedos sank the Moskwa, the former flagship of the Black Sea fleet in April.

"Today the most massive attack by drones and remote -controlled over -watered vehicles in the bays of the Bay of Sevastopol was taken," said Mikhail Razgozhayev, the governor of Sewastopol.

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The Ukrainian military has not commented, but online photos and videos showed thick swaths of smoke that rose from the port of Sewastopol. Graned video material also seemed to show how drones hit goals and explode in the sea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that seven drone boats and nine flight drones were used in the attack.

"An attack was carried out on ships of the black sea fleet and civilian ships that are located at the outer and inner radar points of the base in Sewastopol," it said.

official of the city of Sevastopol said that the port was temporarily closed and asked the residents not to panic.

The Ukrainian attacks on the Crimea, which the Kremlin annexed in 2014, have increased in recent weeks.

At the beginning of October, an explosion damaged the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with the Russian mainland.

This week, officials also said that a heating power plant in Balaklawa had been damaged in an attack.

Ukraine threatens to break the southern front to break Cherson and promised the reconquest of Crimea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the attacked ships were used as part of a humanitarian corridor that was set up to transport grain from Ukraine to poorer countries around the world.