Ukrainian military destroy Russian missile systems and sink a submarine in Crimea

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck a submarine and a S-400 anti-aircraft missile system of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Thus, according to confirmed information, yesterday the units of the missile forces, in cooperation with the units of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, significantly damaged four launchers of the Triumph air defense missile system.

Also, in the port of Sevastopol, a submarine of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Rostov-on-Don" was successfully hit.

As a result of the hit, the boat sank on the spot.

On September 13, 2023, the vessel was severely damaged by a Ukrainian missile attack.

It was subsequently repaired and tested in the waters of Sevastopol Harbor. The cost of the submarine is estimated at $300 million.

"The destruction of the Rostov-on-Don once again proves that there is no safe place for the Russian fleet in the Ukrainian territorial waters of the Black Sea," the General Staff emphasized.

Earlier, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said that the last Russian patrol ship had left Crimea.

Before that, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa said in an interview with Reuters that the occupiers were losing the naval center in Crimea. Thus, the Russian Black Sea Fleet was forced to relocate almost all of its combat-ready ships from the occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main naval center is becoming ineffective due to attacks from Kyiv.

Oleksiy Neizhpapa also said that Ukrainian missile and naval drone attacks have caused serious damage to the base in Sevastopol, which is a logistics center for repair, maintenance, training and ammunition storage, as well as performing other important functions for Russia.

Кирило Бойко