Destruction "Sergey Kotova": The social network showed how the Russians fired from Magura V5 (video)
The shoot clearly shows how the patrol ship "Sergei Kotov" is trying to escape from Ukrainian sea drones on the night of March 5. On March 5, the Ukrainian military signed the Russian patrol ship "Sergei Kotov" near the Kerch Strait with the help of Marine unmanned surfaces of Magura V5. In particular, the same type of drones were used during an attack on the Tesar Kunykov's landing ship on February 14. Together with the corvet, Ukrainian fighters destroyed the helicopter Ka-29.
The patrol ships of this project provide a helicopter, hangar, as well as containers for storage of aviation fuel stocks. The operation was organized in cooperation with the Navy of the Armed Forces and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. The vessel was damaged by the Magura V5 sea drones, the feed, the right and left sides.
The British intelligence emphasized that this is the third ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, flooded in the last five weeks. "Ukraine continues to restrict the freedom of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea," the British Defense Ministry said. "Sergey Kotov" came into service the Black Sea Fleet in July 2022. In July and September 2023, it was tried to destroy Ukrainian unmanned excess apparatus, but could only cause minor damage. As a result, the ship soon returned to the order.
On March 6, it became known that seven Russian sailors were killed as a result of the attack on the vessel, and another 27 were injured. According to the Armed Forces General Staff, as of March 5, 2024, during a full-scale invasion, Ukrainian troops destroyed 27 boats and ships, as well as the Rostov-on-Don submarine. The most significant destroyed goal is Moscow missile cruiser, which was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.