Dramatic footage shows Russian boat loaded with weapons blown up by two Harpoon missiles

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Russian naval tugboat was blown up by two Harpoon missiles while in the middle of the Black Sea.In a video, which was filmed using a TB-2 drone, the Russian "Vasily Bekh" appears to show a low-flying missile approaching the target before detonating and sparking two huge explosions.Ukrainian officials have confirmed that its forces used an anti-ship missile system to strike the enemy vessel as it travelled to Snake Island loaded with weapons on June 17.

It is said that the sea-skimming harpoon missiles can sink a ship over the horizon from a distance of over 80 miles, according to The Sun.The incident was the first time Ukraine has acknowledged launching the Harpoon missiles, which have been supplied by the UK, Denmark and the US.Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Maxim Marchenko, said: "This morning, our naval forces struck the Black Sea Fleet support vessel Vasily Bekh, with the TOR anti-aircraft missile system on board.

Later it became known that he sank." Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to give Ukraine the weapons, technology and intelligence to ensure that "Putin must fail" after meeting with President Zelensky in Kyiv back in April.

The PM also pledged £100million worth of further UK military assistance, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry and so-called “suicide drones”, that hover over the battlefield before an attack. To get more world news stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters here . The news comes after Russian state TV host has threatened that Vladimir Putin’s troops are ready for a “colossal war” with NATO and warned they will soon be able to utilise 100 missiles a day to aid the fight.