Russian corvette believed sunk in Ukrainian drone and missile strike on port of Sevastopol

Ukrainian forces have carried out a long-range attack on the Russian port of Sevastopol, in which a corvette is believed to have been sunk.

The Ministry of Defence said the co-ordinated attack is thought to have been a combination of one-way attack drones and tactical ballistic missiles fired by the Army Tactical Missile System, better known as the ATACMS.

In its latest defence intelligence update on X, the MOD said the Tsiklon (Cyclone), a Karahurt-class corvette, had almost certainly been destroyed in the operation.

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Tsiklon was one of four vessels capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles that have been operating in the Black Sea since 2022.

Two of these have been moved to safety in the Caspian Sea, while the fourth was badly damaged in a Ukrainian attack in November 2023.

Despite this latest Ukrainian success, the MOD said the sinking of the Tsiklon was unlikely to have a major impact on Russian naval operations.

But it said the attack highlighted the danger posed to Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Crimea, and showed the continued success of co-ordinated Ukrainian strikes.