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The Russian military tug Vasily Bekh<\/em> was reportedly attacked and either severally damaged or sunk according to reports from the Ukrainian military released on social media. Unverified video appears to show the vessel struck by two missiles and erupting into a fireball.<\/p>\n Ukrainian officials are reporting that the vessel was struck by two land-based missiles believed to be Harpoon anti-ship systems which were recently supplied by several countries including the United States and Denmark. Alternately, it could be a UK missile system that was believed to have also recently arrived in Ukraine. It would be the first use of the Western-supplied anti-ship systems by Ukraine.<\/p>\n Analysts viewing the unconfirmed video released on social media by the Ukrainians noted that the trajectory of the missiles seems to confirm the use of these more sophisticated systems. They point out that the missiles appear to be coming in at a slower speed and perpendicular to the water. In the past, Ukraine has used mostly laser-guided anti-tank missiles in conjunction with drones to stage the attacks on Russian vessels. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n