Military engagement on oil platform, Black Sea
Issued: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
2024-09-11 00:01:00 | CWD Notification 002- (Sep 24) | Europe | OSINT | Military | Open source |
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Open-source reports state that Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in a confrontation in an attempt to seize an oil platform approximately 20nm to 40nm West of the Crimea peninsula (exact time not specified). Russian forces successfully repelled Ukrainian forces attempting to capture the platform. The Ukrainians deployed amphibious units on fourteen US made motorboats to attack the platform resulting in the Russian troops effectively defending the oil platform. The Russian Military are reported to have sunk eight of the Ukrainian boats and killed eighty Ukrainian special operations troops. |