Ukrainian missile strike in Crimea damages one of Russia’s most advanced submarines
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet suffered one of the most sensitive blows on the night of September 13.
It has now emerged that the Rostov-on-Don submarine, one of the most modern ships, was damaged: the submarine was launched less than 10 years ago. It is one of the six submarines of the Black Sea Fleet.
And this is not to mention the damage sustained by the large landing ship Minsk. This is the third such ship that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have hit since the beginning of the war.
The Rybar channel, which is close to the Russian Defense Ministry, reports that 10 Storm Shadow missiles were launched at Crimea, three of them hit their targets.
Since the Russian ships were damaged in dry docks, this will likely make it easier to repair them, said an OSINT analyst who writes on Twitter under the name HI Sutton. However, this strike will reduce Russia’s ability to use the Sevastopol repair base.
The Rostov-on-Don diesel-electric submarine was launched in 2014. The Black Sea Fleet has six such submarines at its disposal. This is the first damaged Russian submarine since the beginning of the war. “Rostov-on-Don can launch Kalibr cruise missiles, which are used by the Russian army to strike Ukraine.
The Oryx analytical project, which calculates the losses of the parties in the war in Ukraine, has already confirmed the damage to the submarine and the landing ship.
List Of Naval Losses During The Russian Invasion Of #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦
Russian losses updated with:
– 1 Project 636.3 Improved-Kilo class submarine (damaged)
– 1 Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship (damaged)Full list: https://t.co/eoL6IvH6Ay
– Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) September 13, 2023
In total, Oryx estimates that since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to damage or destroy 16 ships, including the Moskva missile cruiser and the Saratov large amphibious assault ship. Two of the ships damaged so far are amphibious assault ships of the 775 project. The first one was damaged in March 2022 during a strike on the port of Berdiansk, and the second in August 2023 during a strike by naval drones on targets near Novorossiysk.
