Tongdao Think Tank 2024-02-08 11:48 Beijing.
According to Newsweek.com on February 7, Kyiv said that since February 2022, Russia's Black Sea Fleet has lost a third of its firepower.
The Strategic Communications Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Stratcom) reports that to date, Kyiv forces have "paralyzed" about 33% of the fleet's ** in the conflict. The Black Sea Fleet has become a target for Ukrainian attacks. The region is the first logistics hub for Moscow's troops in southern Ukraine.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, our army destroyed 24 Russian ships and a submarine, "it said in a Telegram post.
"According to open data, as of the beginning of the full-scale 'invasion', the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation consisted of 74 **," the Strategic Command added. ”
During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva, was attacked and sunk in April 2022. In September 2023, Ukraine reportedly launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, resulting in the deaths of several senior officers and the destruction of a Russian submarine.
At least 37 Russian sailors were reportedly killed when Kyiv destroyed the landing ship "Novocherkassk" last December.
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at least 26 Russian ships have reportedly been attacked by Kyiv forces. At the end of December last year, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that Russia had lost a fifth of its Black Sea Fleet in the past four months.
The recently reported losses were a Russian missile frigate "Ivanovits". According to the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the Ukrainian army attacked Ivanovits with six Magur**5 marine drones, "sending it to the bottom of the Black Sea."
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that the operation was carried out by soldiers of the 13th special forces of Ukraine. "In the course of the destruction of this designated vessel, the naval drone inflicted six direct hits on the hull. As a result of the damage, the ship rolled backwards and sank. According to preliminary data, the actions of the enemy in the search and rescue operation were not successful, "Budanov added.
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