“Significant loss”: there could have been 40 sailors on the sunk Russian missile boat, – Navy

The loss of the ship itself will also be quite painful for the aggressor.

There could have been 40 sailors on board the Russian missile boat Ivanovets, which was destroyed on the night of February 1 in the western part of the temporarily occupied Crimea . The Ukrainian Naval Forces reported this on Facebook.

“This is a fairly significant loss, given the presence of only three such boats of Project 1241.1 in the Russian Black Sea Fleet and weapons, including Moskit-type anti-ship missiles with a range of up to 130 km,” the report says.

It is noted that search and rescue operations are currently ongoing at the flooding site.

“Taking into account the regular number of personnel of 40 sailors, the consequences of reducing the number of naval personnel of the Russian Federation are also significant,” the report notes.

At the same time, it is said that these are not the first losses of the enemy in the specified brigade. Earlier, through the joint efforts of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Navy, the Project 1239 small missile ship Samum was damaged.

“This operation is another reminder to the Russian invaders that staying with impunity on the territory of previously occupied objects in Crimea is harmful to their health,” the message says.

Destruction of the missile boat “Ivanovets”

As UNIAN reported, as a result of the operation of the special unit “Group 13” of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Russian missile boat “Ivanovets” was destroyed in Crimea .

The enemy ship was located in the roadstead of Lake Donuzlav in temporarily occupied Crimea. The cost of the ship lost by the aggressor state is approximately $60-70 million.

(C)UNIAN 2024