Ukraine Sinks Another Russian Warship in the Black Sea [VIDEO]
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) has confirmed the destruction of the patrol ship Sergei Kotov of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The intelligence agency said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
On the night of March 4-5, 2024, Group 13, a special unit of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, attacked the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov.
The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Ukrainian Navy and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
As a result of the strike by Magura V5 drone boats, the Project 22160 ship suffered damage to the stern, port and starboard sides.
"This is the latest ship worth more than $60 million. Ships of this type were put on combat duty in 2017, and the enemy had plans for them. In addition to the patrol boat itself, there were also plans to deploy anti-aircraft missile systems on the ship itself, and there have been attempts to do so. The fewer such vessels there are, the fewer anti-aircraft missile systems will be deployed on them, which means more opportunities for the Ukrainian security and defence forces," said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
The vessel was attacked in Ukraine's territorial waters, near the Kerch Strait.
The cost of the sunken ship is about $65 million, HUR said.