Posted on 02/01/2024 5:58:25 AM PST by marcusmaximus
UKRAINE is claiming to have sunk another Russian warship - with 50 sailors on board - using kamikaze sea drones.
Footage shared today by Ukraine's ministry of defence showed the dramatic moment its boats sped toward Vladimir Putin's £55million Black Sea missile ship "Ivanovets" and sent it up in flames.
The Ukrainian government's defence intelligence announced the hit on the 184ft warship via messaging service Telegram.
It stated: "'Ivanovets' at the bottom - as a result of a special operation of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, an enemy missile boat was destroyed."
The department alleged soldiers of its special unit "Group 13" destroyed the missile boat of Russia's Black Sea fleet on Wednesday night while it was sailing across Lake Donuzlav, a bay used for military vessels in the west of occupied Crimea.
Crew members onboard the Russian warship reportedly resisted the attack and shot at the dunes; their fate was not known by Thursday afternoon.
The GUR Ministry of Defence continued: "As a result of a number of direct hits to the hull, the Russian ship suffered damage incompatible with further movement - the 'Ivanovets' rolled to the stern and sank.
"According to preliminary information, the search and rescue operation of the Russian occupiers on the Donuzlav was not successful."
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We can't even defend the Red Sea with our navy. Well, on paper we can. But we are using up missiles that cost up to $2.1 million a shot to defend against drones or missiles that cost a couple of thousand each by the Houthis.
Ukraine disabled the engines with the first 2 drones, then hit the ships missile compartments with the final 2 drones. The crew never had a chance.
Wonder if you will flamed for that statement, the “usuals “ when the 3 day thing is brought up tell “that’s not true”, so i guess smo is going according to plan
Imagine how much money is being saved not having to service all those ships and planes no longer “operational “
This war has brought a new reality, unless this threat is dealt with, it is only going to get worse.
No place will be safe from cheap drones with IEDs not that difficult to make and almost impossible to defend a whole country against
Now, we are seeing what they are capable of.
I understand that. Two Purple Hearts worth..
This time the Continental United States is going to suffer.
Wait till they activate the Sleeper Cells who are coming up with the other invaders. Then it will be time to relish taking out those bastards.
Internal and external are two different things, two different conversations.
You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us.
“You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us”.
How do you I am not happy? You are arrogant. I don’t need to listen to your condescending, know it all, crap.
There was nothing condescending in anything I posted, and happy was just a casual word about pleasing news, good news, it meant nothing deep, or about your mental state.
Relax and tone down the rage and insults.
If that’s the case, you should have said “WE should be happy.....” Don’t spin it.
Tone down on your know it all attitude and you won’t catch flack and you’ll also see more responses to your posts. People tend to ignore those with that kind of attitude.
Have a good rest of the day.
Again with the insults, there is no spin, you are overly sensitive and lashing out.
You should also give some thought to our national defense and how enemy losses of important assets benefit us.
If you were ever in the military, I’d bet you were a REMF. That is a real insult.
You sure are sensitive, your post-23 reaction to our enemy losing a warship sounded angry about it and you have remained angry all day long.
Whatever you say REMF.
More insult, you really are angry at this Russian loss.
You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us.
You should give some thought to our national defense and how enemy losses of important assets benefit us.
Yep, a civilian REMF.
Weird, at least you have made clear that you lie a lot.
But this anger at our enemy losing a ship, is really hard to fathom.
LOL!
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