Ukraine shared a video of Ukrainian special forces on boats near the platforms battling a Russian fighter jet.
The Ukrainians eventually struck the Russian jet with a man-portable air defense system, or MANPADS, according to a translated version of the HUR video with English subtitles.
In a video published by Ukrainian GUR about raids on the Boyko Towers sea rig near Crimea, they showed a battle between 3 Ukrainian small boats and a Russian jet.
The battle between the boats and the fighter jet was part of a 13-minute video released by Ukraine's military intelligence agency that showed additional aspects of the operation.
AdvertisementAdvertisementUK intel added that the week prior to that update a Russian combat jet shot at a small Ukrainian military boat operating near a platform.
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