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Posted on 08/05/2024 4:39:35 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Ukraine destroyed a Russian submarine in Crimea on Friday, Kyiv's military has said, appearing to mark the latest blow to the Black Sea Fleet based around the peninsula to the south of mainland Ukraine.
Ukraine "successfully struck" Russia's Rostov-on-Don submarine in the southern Crimean port city of Sevastopol, Kyiv's military said on Saturday.
Kyiv also targeted four launchers belonging to Moscow's advanced S-400 air-defense systems on the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's general staff said...
"As a result of the hit, the boat sank on the spot," Ukraine's armed forces said. It had an estimated cost of around $300 million, according to Kyiv's military.
Despite having no large warships, Kyiv has succeeded in forcing the Black Sea Fleet to largely shift away from Sevastopol, further east in the Black Sea. Moscow has moved many of its vessels toward its Novorossiysk base, and is thought to be establishing another Black Sea base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia.
The British Defense Ministry said in late July that 26 Russian vessels were damaged or destroyed in the Black Sea between February 2022 and June 2024. Ukraine's navy has estimated that more than a third of the fleet has been taken out...
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Kilo class diesel boat...not a nuke.
Putin is rumored to be worth north of 100 million dollars. Some say he’s worth north of 200 billion. The Oligarch’s and Russian military should add this sub to a long list of national treasure the Russians have lost forever and bill Putin for it.
By the time he pays the bill he owes to his own country, he may have a few dollars left to buy himself a marxist rag like the New York Times and a cup of coffee. One way or another, Putin’s days are numbered........as they should be.
And?
As a former submariner, I’m suspicious. How do we know it didn’t just dive to escape the attack?
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Diesel works fine in the Black Sea. This sub could carry Kalibr-class cruise missiles - which are a potent weapon against land targets. And now it's an attractive fish habitat.
How do we know it didn’t just dive to escape the attack?
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