Operation “Citadel”: near Crimea, the Special Operations Forces blew up a Russian facility for correcting attacks with “martyrs” (video)

Vitaly Saenko14:49, 06.02.24

After careful planning and preparation, the 73rd Naval Operations Center team began its mission to destroy enemy targets.

In the Black Sea near the temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian facility was blown up, which increased the range of Iranian Mohajer-6 reconnaissance drones to further adjust the strikes of Shahed -type kamikaze drones on Ukrainian positions. The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.

In particular, operators of the 73rd Naval Center of the USN carried out a highly complex and effective Operation Citadel in the Black Sea off the coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea, working with lightning speed in a zone of potential enemy destruction.

“According to intelligence data, the Russians used one of the illegally seized mining platforms to enhance the work of the Iranian-made reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle Mohajer-6. Namely, they installed equipment that increases the range and radius of its operation. The enemy used this UAV for reconnaissance and subsequent attacks by Shahed kamikaze drones on critical infrastructure facilities in southern Ukraine,” the statement said .

In addition, on the platform the enemy installed a Neva-B radar station for detecting surface objects (from motor boats to ships). With the help of this radar, the Russians controlled the situation in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

In this regard, after careful planning and preparation, the group of the 73rd Naval Center SOF began the task of destroying enemy targets.

Thus, the special operation was carried out in a zone of constant patrolling by the Russian aviation and navy.

“At night, the boats of the 73rd Naval Center SOF came close to the mining platform. After special actions and clearing, the object was mined. The combat group retreated to a safe distance and blew up an enemy target. As a result, important enemy equipment was captured and a mast with an antenna was blown up.” , – the message says.

As a result, a successfully carried out special operation ensured safer movement of ships and limited the enemy’s capabilities in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

A Russian facility was blown up near Crimea