Katerina Chernovol17:29, 02/05/24
The enemy withdrew the launch vehicles and all more or less modern ships from Sevastopol.
The Russian Federation has already lost the battle for the Black Sea. The “invincible” Black Sea Fleet has turned into a flotilla.
Military-political observer of the Information Resistance group Alexander Kovalenko spoke about this on the FREEDOM TV channel . He also mentioned the recently destroyed boat “Ivanovets”, which played an important role for the invaders.
Although Ivanovets was not a carrier of sea-launched cruise missiles “Caliber”, it played an important role in the overall concept of protecting the Black Sea Fleet – it is now actually a flotilla – from threats with the help of anti-ship systems that were placed on board as the main weapon. These are “Termite” or “Mosquito” type missiles, depending on the modification of the boat itself, and also, depending on the modification, these could be Kh-35 missiles… And today Russia cannot build exactly such a project,” the expert emphasized.
According to him, Russia lost the Battle of the Black Sea. The enemy withdrew the launch vehicles and all more or less modern ships from Sevastopol.
“Now in Sevastopol, in principle, in Crimea, there are those ships that they value the least. But here it should also be understood that even those ships that they value the least are also quite a valuable resource, since they are basically Soviet models, the designs of which no Russian shipyard can build as of today,” he added.
At the same time, Kovalenko noted that Novorossiysk, where the Russians launched the Kalibr missile carriers, will soon become another “dangerous place for the Russian flotilla . ”
Destruction of Russian ships: it’s worth knowing
On the night of February 1, the Main Intelligence Directorate carried out an operation, which resulted in the destruction of the Russian boat “Ivanovets”. It was attacked near Crimea by sea drones. It is known that the cost of such a boat is about 60-70 million dollars.
It is noteworthy that boats of this type have not been built in Russia for a long time. Speaker of the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk noted that even if the Russians decide to raise the Ivanovets from the bottom of the Black Sea – and, most likely, this will happen – there will be problems with restoration, because there are virtually no spare parts for it.
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“most likely, this will happen”
This wouldn’t make much sense. The ship had been hit six times, by drones carrying about 300 kilos of explosives each. There can’t be much left of it. The rest is scrap metal.
I don’t know why he thinks that the ruskies will do that. It’s a futile effort, seeing that it’s a relatively small ship, having been obliterated by six powerful explosions. And, they don’t have the capabilities.
The mafia fleet has been turned into a flotilla by a nation without a navy. That’s the joke of the entire century.
Yeah, there’s a very satisfying irony to that. However, let’s not ignore the serious side. Navy strategists are wondering now if the age of drone warfare makes surface ships obsolete. And this may actually be true. It will depend on whether defence against small surface targets, with low radar reflections, can be significantly improved. And even then, UAVs may release torpedoes from outside the detection range. Warships may be relegated to peacetime coast guard duties, I’m afraid.
I see your point, Mr. Gray. But this is something for another time and for other people to discuss and to decide on. For here and now, the important thing is that Ukraine can eliminate and/or keep away the mafia missile carriers that kill civilians every day and try to block the grain corridor.