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What we know about the 3 Ukrainian naval vessels that Russia just fired upon and seized
The three captured Ukrainian naval vessels were two Gurza-M class artillery boats, the Nikopol and Berdiansk, and one tugboat, the Yani Kapu.
Russia captured three Ukrainian naval vessels and its crews on Sunday
Russia has steadily increased its control around the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed in 2014.
The Ukrainian naval vessels were two Gurza-M class artillery boats, the Nikopol and and one
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Designed by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, and first laid down in 2012, Gurza-M class artillery boats are made to patrol harbors, rivers, lakes, territorial waters, and more. They're also manned by a crew of five sailors and are about 75 feet long.
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Gurza-M class ships are equipped with four 30mm automatic grenade launchers (two on the bow and two on the stern), as well as one 30mm ZTM-1 automatic gun, one 7.62mm machine gun, and one laser-guided man-portable air-defense system.
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They're also fitted with two Barrier anti-tank guided missile systems that can hit targets 328 feet to 16,404 feet away.
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Ukraine says it did not fire back at the Russian vessels during the incident.
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And here's a shot of the Yani Kapu, next to the Nikopol and Berdiansk, on Monday. The tugboat was escorting the two artillery boats from Odessa on the Black Sea to the port city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azoz via the Kerch Strait when the incident on Sunday occurred.
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