Iryna Nesterova16:35, 31.08.25

Ukrainian military personnel struck enemy targets with drones and Neptune missiles.

Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit occupied Crimea , namely the border zone near the village of Voloshino near Armyansk – 6 boats were damaged there, a serviceman was killed. The details of the attack are written by the Astra  and Militaryi telegram channels .

It is noted that on Saturday morning, the airport in Simferopol was attacked by UAVs, and at least 2 of them hit their target, one directly at a Mi-8 military helicopter, which was completely destroyed.

Also, Astra writes, according to the analysis of satellite images by the OSINT resource AviVector, fires were visible in the areas where the Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were located. It is claimed that both of them were destroyed.

In addition, according to the publication, on the same day, the border zone near the village of Voloshino, namely the territory of the Russian border post, was under attack by Ukrainian Neptune missiles. There, according to Astra, 6 hovercraft were damaged, one serviceman died. One UAV hit a barracks in the same area, the publication does not know about the consequences of the strike.Read also:

Meanwhile, Militaryi  clarifies that near Armyansk, the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ Neptune cruise missiles hit an FSB facility. As for the hit boats, the publication suggests that they could be A-8 “Khivus” and A25PS hovercraft.

“The A-8 “Khivus” has a length of 7.45 m and a width of 3.30 m. The machine is equipped with a gasoline engine with a capacity of 143 hp. The maximum speed is 60 km/h, the range is up to 400 km. The crew consists of two people, and there is also the possibility of transporting a border guard unit of up to eight people on board. The autonomy of the boat allows it to serve for up to three days,” says Militaryi.

The A25PS boat is 17.23 m long and 7.94 m wide, the newspaper reports. It is equipped with two diesel engines with a capacity of 370 hp each, a maximum speed of up to 93 km/h, and a range of up to 500 km. The boat can carry 30–50 landing personnel, with a crew of two to three people.

Updated at 16:35. As the 
Militaryi publication later clarified 
, citing sources in military circles, the destruction of the FSB outpost and patrol boats in Crimea near Armyansk was the result of the work of the new winged “Flamingo”, not the “Neptune”.

(C)UNIAN 2025