- “The preparation for this terrorist act and the training of the Ukrainian 73rd Special Naval Operations Center were managed by British specialists in Ochakiv, Mykolayiv region,” the Russian Ministry of National Defense said.
- A drone strike was scheduled for this morning
- The Russian side said the defense was successful, saying no facilities were damaged in Sevastopol, however, there were photos on social media showing clouds of smoke in the city.
- Admiral Makarov is a 125 meter frigate that can accommodate 200 personnel. It has medium-range Pak surface-to-air missiles and Kalibr cruise missiles.
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The Russians must completely block the entrance to the Gulf of Sevastopol. According to unofficial information, four ships of the Black Sea Fleet were attacked. Admiral Makaro also had to be damaged.
According to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the British were to assist the Ukrainian side in the offensive in Crimea, and according to the Russians, were involved in planning the morning attack.
“The preparation for this terrorist act and the training of the Ukrainian 73rd Special Naval Operations Center were managed by British specialists in Ochakiv, Mykolayiv region,” the Russian Ministry of National Defense said.
Admiral Makarov became the new Chief of the Black Sea Fleet in May this year. After the sinking of the Moscow ship in April. This means that the operational group of the Black Sea Fleet is based on this ship.
The guided missile frigate Admiral Makarov entered service with the Russian military in 2017. Its twin squadrons, Admiral Essen and Admiral Grigorovich, participated in the Russian intervention in Syria, firing Kalibr cruise missiles.
The 125-meter frigate Admiral Makarov is the most modern unit of the Admiral Grigorovich class. It can accommodate 200 employees. It is armed with medium-range Buk surface-to-air missiles and Kalibr cruise missiles. The ship’s keel was laid in 2012 at the “Zander” shipyard in Kaliningrad. Makarov was launched in 2015.
The Russians lost their confidence in the Black Sea When the Ukrainians sank the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet in mid-AprilNamely, the ship “Moscow”.
For this they used the designed “Neptune” rockets After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Later they lost some ships and anti-ship systems. They knew that they needed to create a system that could threaten the Black Sea Fleet, located in Sevastopol, not far from Odessa. The first batteries entered service in the Ukrainian army two years ago.
A month later, on May this year. Reports have surfaced that the Makarov warship was attacked in the Black Sea.
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Ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet repelled a drone attack in the Gulf of Sevastopol on Saturday morning. – Russian news agency TASS reported. Russian authorities temporarily halted shipping.
The information about the drone attack was provided by the head of the Russian administration in Sevastopol, Mikhail Rudchiev. He said that no facility in the city was damaged.
Adviser to the head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anton Herashchenko, posted photos of the city on fire on social media. You can see plumes of black smoke on them. The fire was extinguished.
“Russians are signing these photos with their celebrity” Don’t panic! “More training courses are said to be taking place. Local media reports that rescuers are trying to put out a fire on one of the ships, which can be seen through binoculars,” Herachenko wrote.
Videos emerged on social media to show the moment Russian anti-aircraft defenses were launched.
Source: Twitter, RIA Novosti, PAP, Doss
Date Created: Today, 12:39 p.m