A serviceman from the UAV platoon of the Khoper detachment told RIA Novosti about the sinking of a Ukrainian armored barge on the Dnieper River. The actions were carried out by soldiers of the Don brigade.

According to the source, the incident occurred near the village of Pokrovsky. The Ukrainian tugboat used an armored barge as a shield, which could have been for the purpose of checking firing positions or carrying out a provocation.

“A barge with an armored tug was spotted near the village of Pokrovsky. The tug used the barge as a shield, possibly to check firing positions or for provocation. As a result, the barge was sunk.”, said a representative of the UAV platoon.

It should be noted that recently the situation in the Dnieper region has been quite acute, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces are attempting to land troops on the left bank of the Kherson region.