Russia Claims Destruction of U.S.-Made Military Vessel Carrying Ukrainians near Snake Island

Russia's defense ministry claims to have destroyed a U.S.-made military speedboat carrying Ukrainian military personnel near Snake Island in the Black Sea. The incident comes amid escalating tensions in the region since Russia withdrew from a grain shipping agreement with Ukraine. The details of the incident have not been independently verified, and Ukraine's defense ministry has not yet commented on the matter. Snake Island has been a focal point of Ukrainian resistance, with the island's defenders famously responding to Russian officers with a defiant message during the early hours of the war.