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In the Odessa region, as a result of a missile strike by Russian troops, the patrol boat " This was announced by the mayor of the port city of Yuzhny Vladimir Novatsky.
According to him, the boat was destroyed during the performance of a combat mission for reconnaissance and protection of the Odessa, Black Sea and South ports..
The crew reportedly went missing as early as March 3.
“People disappeared without a trace, among them our Yuzhnenets Makhlin Dmitry Leonidovich, born 83, one could only hope for luck, but after three days no other information was received. We grieve today together with Dmitry's family throughout the city and throughout the country. Hold on, the enemy will be defeated and will answer for every dead Ukrainian,"
The United States transferred the Island-type boat to Ukraine in September 2019. It got its name in honor of the city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region..