Ukraine's attack on the Russian navy. There Ship Sergey Kotov, It was one of the most advanced corvettes in the Moscow fleet in the Black Sea sunk from a drone in Crimea. Shown in a Video the explosion on board.
The Sergei Kotov explosion in Crimea
Ukraine announced that it had hit the Russian reconnaissance ship with a drone and several unmanned ships Sergey Kotov on the night of Monday, March 4th to Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. The ship would then sunk.
According to the Ukrainian information service, the attack occurred off the coast of the peninsula Crimea, illegally occupied by the Moscow army since 2014.
The moment of explosion
The explosion on the ship's deck was captured on video in which you can clearly see how the drone hits the Russian patrol ship. The Moscow military has not confirmed the ship's sinking.
The Russian ship sank “invisible to enemy radar.”
Russian patrolman Sergey Kotov was one of the most innovative and youngest warships that Russia has deployed in the Black Sea. Although it had primarily a reconnaissance role, it was heavily armed with an artillery piece and two grenade launchers.
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The first ship of the class, to which the Sergey Kotov belonged, the Vasily Bykov, It was inaugurated in 2018 and put into operation in the same year. In total there are 6 ships of this class, 3 in operation, 2 under construction and one just sunk.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Alexander Vitko said at the launch: “This is the most modern Russian patrol ship: the special design and coating make it practical.” invisible to enemy radar“.
Ukraine's successes in the Black Sea
The Black Sea is the front where Ukraine has had the greatest success in this phase of the war Russia, which invaded its territory in 2022 after two separate invasions in previous years with the support of local separatist militias Crimea and in Donbass.
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While Russia still has full air superiority and the front on the ground has been stagnating for a year, the front at sea has been stagnating Kyiv continues to achieve success through maritime drone and missile attacks.
Since the conflict began, Russia has lost 25 ships, including the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet Moscow in 2022 and landing ships Saratov And Olenegorskiy Gornyak.
These are significant achievements both because it is difficult to replace these very expensive ships and because they reduce Russia's ability to land, intercept and threaten the civilian merchant vessels that transport these ships Ukrainian wheat, one of the country's most important exports to the rest of the world.
Photo source: ANSA