Intelligence on Russian warship attack: it's slap in face to Kremlin leadership, demilitarization will continue

He said this during the telethon. 

"In this regard, everything is very good. And for the political leadership of the Russian regime, this is, of course, a serious slap in the face," Yusov said.

He noted that this is a big loss for the Russian Navy and the planning of further amphibious operations. According to him, the use of these vessels becomes more problematic, and this is a serious factor that the Russians will take into account.

"It is clear that today we will hear such a profuse cry in the swamps with foam around the face of Skabeeva and Solovyov. Of course, this is amid information that everything is going according to plan, that the actions of the Ukrainian forces are not successful," said the intelligence representative. 

According to him, any facilities in the occupied territories of Ukraine that are used to support the invader corps are subject to further demilitarization in the future.

"We saw it, we see it now, and this work will continue. Again, no comments and no details at this stage, but it is clear that it will become hotter and hotter for the occupiers in Crimea," Yusov added.

Explosions in Novorossiysk

On the morning of Friday, August 4, residents of the Russian city of Novorossiysk reported explosions. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had allegedly attacked a naval base in the city with two naval drones.

The governor of the region said that there were no casualties or damage as a result of the attack. It was also noted that the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium was not damaged, oil shipments continue, but ship traffic in the port has been temporarily suspended.

Later, information appeared on the Internet that the Olenegorsky Gornyak landing ship had been damaged. In particular, one of the Russian propagandists wrote about this. He claimed that one of the compartments was allegedly flooded, which caused the ship to tip over.

Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said they had nothing to do with the incident in Novorossiysk.