The 13th special forces unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine successfully destroyed the missile boat Ivanovits of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, according to Ukrainska Pravda**. It was revealed that the attack took place at the anchorage of Lake Donuzlav in Crimea, where Ukrainian unmanned boats carried out a continuous attack on the missile boat, which eventually led to its tilting and sinking.
The attack of the Ukrainian unmanned boat on the missile boat "Ivanovits" occurred at 3:42, 3:44 and 3:47 in the morning. According to internal sources, the crew halted rescue efforts on the ship at 4 a.m. and began an emergency evacuation. By 4:46, the "Ivanowitz" finally sank, and one of the 32 crew members was seriously injured and was successfully evacuated and was receiving **.
As of now, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the incident. Although the Russian side did not officially admit it, the destruction of the "Ivanowits" by Ukrainian unmanned boats has been widely accepted. Ukraine released the attack ** filmed by the unmanned boat**, which was also reported by the American "War Zone" column, and confirmed through the analysis of ** that the unmanned boat successfully hit at least three times, the evidence is conclusive, and any doubts about the authenticity of ** appear weak.
* It is shown that the unmanned boat repeatedly rammed from different angles in the tail and middle of the missile boat. Even if the AK630M close-in defense guns on the missile boats intercepted, they failed to stop these high-speed and nimble unmanned boats. After several hits, the speed of the "Ivanowits" dropped sharply, and the maneuverability was significantly weakened. If it can be effectively rescued in time, it may be possible to avoid the sinking of the ship, but because the ship is equipped with the P-270 "Sunburn" anti-ship missile, this missile, known as the aircraft carrier killer, is due to the precise attack of the unmanned boat, which causes the launcher to be under the **, the ship is difficult to withstand the ** force, and finally tilts and sinks.
The Ivanovitz "belongs to the "Poison Spider" class, which is an offshore missile boat designed in the late 70s of the last century, with a full load displacement of about 400-500 tons, which is equivalent to the scale of a small frigate. And the Ukrainian unmanned boat Magura V5, long 55 meters, the maximum range is about 833 kilometers, the maximum sailing time is 60 hours, the maximum speed can reach 80 kilometers per hour, and the cost is only 300,000 US dollars, which is much lower than the ** of torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
This incident once again highlights Ukraine's excellent performance in employing "wolf pack tactics". Looking back on the past year, the Ukrainian army successfully destroyed the "Olenegorsky" tank landing ship through suicide unmanned boats, launched cruise missiles to destroy the "Minsk" landing ship and a "Kilo" class submarine, as well as a series of surprise operations such as the Su-24 fighter-bomber's long-range raid, destroyed the ship "Novocherkassk", destroyed the ship "Marchivech", and turned the destroyer "Roki" into a reinforced concrete wreck off the coast, which was jokingly called "Marathon" by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Plan.
The high cost performance and excellent performance of unmanned boats have attracted the attention of many countries, and Ukraine has once again demonstrated this powerful combat effectiveness through practical actions. And for Russia, this is not just the loss of ships, but also a profound lesson in military technology and military strategy.