Russia downs anti-ship missiles over Black Sea

MOSCOW — Russian air defense forces destroyed six Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles over the northwestern part of the Black Sea on Saturday, with the number of strikes on both sides increasing in recent days.

Attempts by the Ukrainian side to launch an attack using Neptune anti-ship missiles at targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were stopped at around 5 pm local time on Saturday, said the Russian Defense Ministry in a statement.

"Six Ukrainian missiles were detected and destroyed over the northwestern part of the Black Sea by the air defense systems on duty," it said.