Vladimir Putin's prized £275million submarine is obliterated by Ukraine during a devastating missile

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Vladimir Putin's prized £275million submarine is obliterated by Ukraine during a devastating missile strike on naval base in Russian-occupied Crimea

DAILYMAIL.COM
By Ryan Prosser
3 August 2024

Ukraine has obliterated a £275million submarine prized by Putin in a missile strike on Russian-occupied Crimea.

The kilo-class vessel, named Rostov-on-Don, was hit during a huge missile barrage, Ukrainian forces confirmed.

The submarine, used to fire calibre class missiles into Ukraine, had been repaired from previous damage after being targeted in September last year.

Dramatic pictures last year showed a huge hole blown into the sub during Ukrainian strikes last year.

It was due to return to service when it was sunk by Ukrainian forces in Sevastopol on Friday night.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13705725/vladimir-putin-submarine-ukraime-missile-strike-russia.html

[PeteS in CA]

1. This attack already has several posts in the Ukraine 4 thread.

2. As pointed out in that thread, evidence of the extent of the damage is not yet available, and the Daily Mail article has none about this attack.

3. General info, the Kilo class boats are diesel-electric, not nuclear powered. I do not think Russia would bottle up its nuclear attack or missile subs in the Black Sea.

[Smokin Joe]

The vessel was undertaking sea trials when it was struck by deadly US-built ATACMAS missiles.

Apparently it was sunk.

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Apparently it was sunk.

There is no damage assessment because it is currently at the bottom of the Black Sea.

[Hoodat]

Russia is saying they sunk it on purpose to protect it from further attacks.

[LMAO]

Russia is saying they sunk it on purpose to protect it from further attacks.

 

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Russia is saying they sunk it on purpose to protect it from further attacks.

That made me laugh outloud.
It was being refurbished. Ukraine waited for them to finish.
As soon as the sub was ready for sea-trials, Ukraine sunk it at the pier.

[PeteS in CA]

Rostov-been-Droned was hit when it was in a Sevastopol repair facility, not while at sea.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qY1wI4766Y

So the possibilities range from it being beyond repair to repairable to slightly (or not at all) damaged and submerged by its crew's choice. Hence my comment above that it may take a while for information to be released or leaked to learn how badly Rostov-on-Don was hit.

[PeteS in CA]

Rostov-been-Droned was hit when it was in a Sevastopol repair facility, not while at sea.
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So the possibilities range from it being beyond repair to repairable to slightly (or not at all) damaged and submerged by its crew's choice. Hence my comment above that it may take a while for information to be released or leaked to learn how badly Rostov-on-Don was hit.

That Kilo-class submarine Rostov-been-Droned was sunk - and still is - in-harbor has been confirmed with satellite imagery.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQzd_nsKCcM

Whether it is unsalvageable is not known for certain, but a week and a half underwater has obviously not been good for machinery and electronics, at the very least. Sevastopol is not exactly the safest place to try a large-scale salvage project, so that makes salvage even less likely. Whether she's unsalvageable or not, Rostov-been-Droned will be tying up valuable harbor facilities for months to come (it took nearly a year and a half to right USS Oklahoma, patch her, and tow her out of valuable mooring space), even if she's promoted from obstruction to artificial Black Sea reef.

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[Maj. Bill Martin]

Kilos are old boats, not "prized".

[PeteS in CA]

Kilos are old boats, not "prized".

Actually, Rostov na Donu was commissioned on December 30, 2014, second of its class. Its modern, a Project 636.3, "Improved Kilo II" class, a 2000s design upgrade. It's diesel-electric, ~2350 tons surfaced, capable of firing torpedoes, Kalibr cruise missiles (as has been done against Ukraine), and Strela-3 or Igla-1 SAMs. Boats of the class probably won't be popping up around the US East or West Coast, but are well suited for waters near Russia, including the almost landlocked Black Sea. Whether lost permanently or for "just" a year or two, it's a significant loss to Russia.

[jafo2010]

Watched several videos on Youtube that indicated that Russia has 1-2 years more before they begin running out of just about every resource, including trained men.  If this is the case, perhaps the Ukrainian forces can make solid incursions into Russia and truly threaten it with similar destruction.  They deserve to be flattened!!!