Posted on 03/05/2024 3:37:55 AM PST by canuck_conservative
Ukrainian forces destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet's newest patrol ship, the Sergey Kotov, using naval drones in an overnight attack, Kyiv has said.
According to the Unian news agency, Russia's newest Project 22160 patrol ship cost around $65 million to build and had a crew of 80, though it is currently unclear how many people were on board.
"As a result of the attack by Magura V5 naval drones, the Russian ship of project 22160 'Sergey Kotov' suffered damage to the stern, right and left sides," Ukraine's military intelligence said in a post on Telegram.
Ukraine has used Magura V5 naval drones in attacks on the Black Sea Fleet before, including against Russia's Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov last month...
X (formerly Twitter) user "Ukrainian Front," a Ukrainian military blogger, said that the Sergey Kotov was commissioned into the Russian Black Sea Fleet on July 30, 2022, months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"So it is the newest of the ships affected during the war. The ship cost the Russian budget 100 million dollars. Caliber missiles and other weapons could be installed on board," the blogger said.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet has suffered extensive casualties throughout the full-scale war in Ukraine that has been raging since 2022. Its flagship, Moskva, was attacked and destroyed in April of that year. In September 2023, Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, reportedly killing a number of leading officers and taking out a Russian submarine...
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Good riddance to another Russian p.o.s. warship
Nope, you have that wrong. British forces using British assets have done this, just as they’ve been successful in the past. You need to stock up on champagne. Who knows, this might be the match that has lit the fuse for what you have been dreaming of, WWIII. Oh, happy day! If not the British or Americans, the Germans are on the way with their Taurus missiles to ensure your dream comes true.
British forces using sea drones? Sure. Compensating much, regardless Russians has a new submarine
Once again no mention of how Putin could end this by removing his troops from Ukraine, just more of the same “it’s the west’s fault”, guess you agree with pitin that ww2 was polands fault.
Always a pleasure to see you Ukraine-haters angry and frustrated in the morning ... makes my day!
Still many Russian warships to be sunk this year ...
Putin’s Great Russian De-Population Project continues unimpeded! lol
Are these naval drones surface, sub-surface or air? Thanks.
“MAGURA V5 (Maritime Autonomous Guard Unmanned Robotic Apparatus V-type) is a Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned surface boat capable of performing various tasks: surveillance, reconnaissance, patrolling, search and rescue, mine countermeasures, maritime security, and combat missions.”
(from Wikipedia)
Range = 800 km (500 miles)
We have lost another ship.
Unfortunately, we received confirmation that on the night of March 5, enemy drones attacked the Project 22160 patrol ship Sergei Kotov. Alas, the ship sank.
The attack took place near Kerch. We don't have many details at this point. It is known that part of the crew managed to escape, but 19 sailors are considered missing. The search operation was complicated by the fact that the ship was hit in the dark.
It is worth noting that “Sergey Kotov” was launched in Kerch in January 2021, that is, it was a new patrol ship. But, unfortunately, they did not have time to detect the Ukrainian drones approaching it. And this is a problem for our fleet, which we have written about more than once . Drones will not be able to completely replace the fleet, but they allow the enemy to control part of the Black Sea and attack our ships off the coast of Crimea.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3708
17 people died on the ship “Sergei Kotov” . According to our sources in the Black Sea Fleet, this figure has been accurately confirmed, the bodies of the dead have been found. Another 14 people are considered missing. “We cannot do anything with these drones (which struck the patrol ship - ed.). More and more voices are being heard in favor of completely removing the Black Sea Fleet from Crimea and moving it to Novorossiysk. It's more difficult to get our ships there,” said another source at the Black Sea Fleet. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense did not answer our question about how we are going to fight the weapons with which the enemy sinks our ships. Happy memory to all those who died.
Get Some!!!
It’s not hate but pragmatism to know at the end of the day the Ukrainians can’t win without US + NATO getting directly involved.
And that equals WWIII. Is that what you are looking for?
368 * 0 = 0
Ruzzia’s Bottom of the Black Sea Fleet continues to DOMINATE!!!
No other navy has more ships and sailors stationed on the bottom of the Black Sea than does Mighty Ruzzia! No one!
Surface ships are just artificial reefs that haven’t been put in place yet...................
Another neocon stooge of the globalists dreaming of WWIII.
Another Putin stooge hoping for the return of the glorious ussr
Opinions are like butts, they all stink
Still under warranty ?
Another neocon stooge of the globohomos still too stupid realize they are just as responsible as their DC MIC masters for destroying Ukraine. Your warmongering bosses are getting filthier rich while you can only look at the the Uke wasteland and say canuck helped do that.
Makes one think that a carrier task force is getting closer and closer to being obsolete. Hard to launch planes from a listing flight deck.
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