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Ukraine war: Kyiv says seven dead as drone attack sinks Russian ship
Source: BBC
Ukrainian intelligence says seven people have been killed and six more injured after a Russian patrol ship was hit and sunk in a sea drone attack.
The Sergei Kotov was allegedly hit in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Ukraine's military intelligence service said the Black Sea fleet ship suffered damage to the stern as well as right and left sides.
The Kremlin is yet to comment, but some Russian bloggers confirmed the sinking of the Sergei Kotov.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68477318
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Ukraine war: Kyiv says seven dead as drone attack sinks Russian ship (Original Post)
Kennah
Mar 5
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mitch96
(13,929 posts)1. Here is some reporting with vid's of the attack. Marine drones also hit putin's beloved Kerch bridge
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,449 posts)2. And another Russian ship rechristened as a submarine.
A lot of Russian Navy ships being redesignated as under water crafts.
yagotme
(2,985 posts)4. I'll have to disagree with part of your assessment:
Submarines are designed to resurface. All you have now is a man-made reef...
Torchlight
(3,374 posts)3. A little about the vessel (from Wki)
From Wiki:
Project 22160 is a series of large patrol ships being constructed for the Russian Navy. The vessels are primarily intended for duties such as patrol, monitoring and protection in open and closed seas.
The Russian Navy planned to order 6 additional ships since 2014, but these plans were abandoned in June 2022 after dissatisfaction with the ships' performance during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] Flaws include insufficient seaworthiness, light armour, and a lack of adequate air defences. After the sinking of the Moskva, the Russian Navy began attaching Tor-M2 km missile systems onto the helicopter decks of the patrol ships.[14][15][16]
The Russian Navy planned to order 6 additional ships since 2014, but these plans were abandoned in June 2022 after dissatisfaction with the ships' performance during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] Flaws include insufficient seaworthiness, light armour, and a lack of adequate air defences. After the sinking of the Moskva, the Russian Navy began attaching Tor-M2 km missile systems onto the helicopter decks of the patrol ships.[14][15][16]
And a pic of the ship type from Kieve Post.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kyivpost.com%2Fpost%2F29016&psig=AOvVaw0OwOGLsirxCTwPzeFvc6tM&ust=1709751303117000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBQQjRxqFwoTCNDguJTm3YQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
TomSlick
(11,118 posts)5. Slava Ukraini!
The more Russian ships converted to artificial reefs, the better.