MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The Russian military on Friday hit a Ukrainian Navy patrol boat in the port of Chernomorsk, which was escorting ships carrying military cargo, and a fuel and lubricants tank in the port of Yuzhny, the Defense Ministry said.

Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike ports and ships being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military.

"As a result of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles, the following targets were hit: a Ukrainian naval patrol boat in the port of Chernomorsk, which was escorting ships carrying military cargo and a fuel and lubricants tank and port infrastructure facilities intended for storing military cargo in the port of Yuzhny," the ministry said.