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(Dan Tri) – Ukrainian forces released a video recording the sinking of a Russian warship belonging to the Black Sea Fleet.
The image described is the Russian warship sunk after Ukraine’s attack (Photo: Ukrainian Army).
On February 1, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Agency released a video they described as Kiev sinking Ivanovets, a Russian missile corvette in the northwest of the Crimean peninsula.
Russia has not commented on this information.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Agency did not provide details on the type of weapon used in the reported attack, but shared footage showed that at least four of the country’s navy suicide boats were
Ukraine released a video announcing the sinking of the Russian warship (Video: Ukrainian Army).
The footage appears to show suicide boats approaching the ship, with one hitting the stern and another leaving a large hole in the port side.
Then, a huge explosion occurred.
This ship is estimated by the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency to be worth about 60-70 million USD.
Ukraine has developed at least two types of unmanned attack boats, including the Cossack Mamai that can fire missiles as well as the Sea Baby that can move quickly.
According to KCFH.ru, a website that closely monitors the activities of the Black Sea Fleet, Ivanovets is a Tarantul-class corvette equipped with supersonic anti-ship missiles as well as anti-aircraft missiles.
If Russia really loses the ship, this will be a beneficial scenario for Ukraine, extending Kiev’s series of successes in reducing the capacity of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
In the first months of hostilities, the Black Sea Fleet lost its flagship Moscow.
Experts close to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense told Newsweek that Kiev is aiming to `demilitarize` the Black Sea Fleet.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Director of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency, announced last week that Kiev would continue to conduct military operations against Crimea, a region annexed by Russia in 2014. The Ukrainian general explained
The Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea has become an important area helping Russia launch its military campaign in Ukraine.