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  • Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian Black Sea patrol ship near Crimea

    03/05/2024 7:07:44 PM PST · by Timber Rattler · 78 replies
    NBC News.com ^ | March 5, 2024 | Yuliya Talmazan
    Ukraine said Tuesday it had sunk a Russian patrol ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, claiming another victory over the Kremlin's forces in the hotly contested waters of the Black Sea. Moscow did not confirm the claim, which would represent the latest blow to its naval power as Kyiv strikes targets deep behind the war's front lines, even as its army suffers setbacks on the battlefield. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said that it had used high-tech sea drones in an overnight attack on the large patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Kerch Strait, which separates the annexed peninsula’s eastern...
  • Ukraine blows up ANOTHER Russian warship as vid shows explosion hitting £35million Sergey Kotov corvette

    03/04/2024 11:00:37 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Irish Sun ^ | 3/5/2024 | Aliki Kraterou
    DRAMATIC footage shows the moment another Russian warship is blown to pieces in a massive explosion. Footage shows Putin's £35million Sergey Kotov corvette being struck by a kamikaze sea drone near Feodosia, in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian intelligence confirmed the strike and said the ship was entirely destroyed. One of Vladimir Putin’s most modern warships, the 308ft long patrol vessel Sergey Kotov came into service during the war in 2022. The vessel normally has a crew of 80 - and the fate of those on board remains unclear. The strike is a major blow to Putin's crumbling Black Sea fleet as...