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14 Sep: FOOTAGE: Russian Fleet GETS DISMANTLED BY JETSKIS | War in Ukraine Explained
9-14-2023 10:30 EDT
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred sixty eighth day of the war.
Day 568: Sep 14
Today, the biggest news once again comes from Crimea because, as promised by the Head of the Ukrainian Air Force, yesterday’s strike was just the beginning.
First of all, explosions were reported in Yevpatoria. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians launched at least 10 kamikaze drones. Later, the Russian Ministry of Defense clarified that there were 11 drones and claimed that all of them were shot down, even though the footage filmed by the local residents clearly shows plumes of smoke and explosions.
The analysts concluded that either 1 drone hit an ammunition depot and caused a secondary detonation, or multiple drones hit the same target. At first glance, the explosion looks too powerful for a drone, however, as mentioned by some Russian sources, this time, Ukrainians used much bigger ones.
As it turned out, this was just the first stage of the operation, and as reported by the spokesman of the Ukrainian Intelligence, the targets of the drone strikes were the radio-location systems of the air defense battalion located in the region. The radars are basically the eyes of the air defense system, so by destroying them with drones, Ukrainians completely blinded the air defense near Yevpatoria.
Next, Ukrainians used the anti-ship missiles Neptun to take out the S-400 missile launchers. It’s been speculated Ukrainians used precisely the same tactic as last time, when they destroyed an air defense system in Cape Tarkhankut, namely, they got close to the shore on their boats equipped with Neptun missiles and conducted the strike from a relatively short distance in coordination with reconnaissance drones. And it looks like it is true because if we look at the recently released satellite footage of the site, we can see traces of a fire not only around the lot but also south of it.
The analysts concluded that after the first hit, Russians tried to urgently evacuate all other missile launchers, but Ukrainians caught them on the move. Such rapid adjustments would only be possible if Ukrainians operated from a short distance in coordination with a reconnaissance drone. As a result, Russians lost the whole S-400 air defense battalion, which costs more than 1.2 billion dollars.
Some Russian war correspondents noted that even though several missile launchers were evacuated, most of them weren’t and that the most important part of the air defense systems – the command center and radars – were destroyed together with the crew. Interestingly, some sources circulated footage of Russian tourists in Crimea who posted pictures online near these air defense systems with geolocation, which basically leaked the precise location of the air defense system.
Russian analysts pointed out a frightening trend and started raising the alarm that Ukrainians are consistently destroying the Russian air defense in Crimea – first near Rozdolne, then near Olenivka, yesterday near Sevastopol, and today near Yevpatoria. They noted that by weakening the air defense of the peninsula significantly, the Russian Black Sea Fleet would be helpless in the face of attacks from the air and would be gradually wiped out.
By the way, today, Ukrainians conducted a series of strikes on the Russian warships as well. The target of the first drone strike became the ballistic-missile-launching warship “Sergey Kotov”. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians attacked the ship with 5 drones. Ukrainian Special Forces released combat footage of the strike showing how the drones approached the vessel. Eventually, all 5 drones were reportedly shot down.
The target of the second strike became the ballistic-missile-launching warship “Vasiliy Bykov”. It was reported that this time, Ukrainians used just one drone. Russian sources confirmed that the drone successfully hit the ship’s board. At the moment, the information about the extent of the damage is very limited, however, based on the fact that the Ukrainian marine kamikaze drones are equipped with FAB100/250 bombs, the chances of getting away with no damage are very low.
Finally, more information became available about the extent of the damage to the Russian assault landing ship “Misk” that Ukrainians hit yesterday with a Storm Shadow missile. The footage confirms that the top part collapsed and the whole ship was on fire, so repairing it is infeasible.
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“As a result, Russians lost the whole S-400 air defense battalion, which costs more than 1.2 billion dollars.”
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“Finally, more information became available about the extent of the damage to the Russian assault landing ship “Misk” that Ukrainians hit yesterday with a Storm Shadow missile. The footage confirms that the top part collapsed and the whole ship was on fire, so repairing it is infeasible.”
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