Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported that a boat belonging to the Coast Guard of Russia’s FSB Border Service has caught fire in the Sea of Azov.

Source: a report from DIU

Details: DIU unveiled an audio recording of a radio intercept dated 29 February which features Russian military personnel discussing the fire. The crew of the burning ship reported that the fire had engulfed the wheelhouse and that an emergency team, fire pumps and a helicopter were urgently needed.

Later, the crew reported that the number of casualties had risen to five.

The DIU report did not specify the type of ship, noting that “information on the nature of the enemy losses is being gathered”.

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