Overnight into Tuesday, March 5, the russian patrol ship of project 22160 “Sergey Kotov” was hit in Crimea. It was attacked by Magura V5 naval drones and received three damages at once.
This was reported by the Defense Intelligence.
"Overnight into March 4-5, 2024, the special unit of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Group 13" attacked the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the russian federation "Sergey Kotov," the message reads.
As the intelligence officers noted, the mission took place in cooperation with the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
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.
"The “Kotov” was damaged by fire in the territorial waters of Ukraine, near the Kerch Strait. The cost of the sunken ship is about USD 65 million," the Defense Intelligence added.
Previously, the russian publics wrote that at night the temporarily occupied Crimea was attacked by missiles and drones.
The russian operator of passenger trains to the temporarily occupied Crimea reported the stoppage of trains in the area of the Crimea bridge due to blocked traffic. The bridge has been standing for more than 8 hours.
The network reported that the russian ship "Sergey Kotov" could have been sunk as a result of the drone attack. Later, the pro-russian media themselves began to confirm this.
It was reported that the ship went to the bottom and there are victims among the crew. In total, eyewitnesses in Kerch counted five powerful explosions after midnight.
"Sergey Kotov" is a modular patrol ship of project 22160. It is one of the newest ships in the russian Navy. It was launched in 2021 and became the fourth ship in the series, joining the ranks of the Black Sea Fleet of russia.
The total displacement is 1,800 tons, the crew consists of 28 people, the sailing autonomy is up to 60 days. The cost of the sunken ship is about USD 65 million.
Corvette "Sergey Kotov" was commissioned into the russian Black Sea fleet on July 30, 2022, already after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, so it is the newest of the ships damaged during the war, informs journalist Andrii Tsaplienko.
The ship cost the russian budget USD 100 million. Kalibr missiles and other weapons could be installed on board.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on February 14, the Defense Intelligence in cooperation with all components of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed the big landing ship "Tsezar Kunikov" of the Black Sea Fleet of the aggressor state of russia.
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