Ukraine's navy and military intelligence have attacked and damaged a former offshore gas platform used by Russian forces in the Black Sea, the navy spokesman said on Saturday, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

"The occupiers used this location for GPS spoofing to make civilian navigation dangerous. We cannot allow this to happen," Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Facebook.

He posted a video taken at night showing an explosion on an offshore platform and the ensuing fire. He said that a half a day before the attack, Russian forces had stationed equipment and military personnel on the platform.

"There were no civilians there. The platform was not performing its normal functions," Pletenchuk said.

He gave no more details.

It was emphasized that nearly 40 crew members were killed as a result of the attack.