One of them is the Admiral Makarov frigate.
During the incident in Sevastopol Bay On October 29, at least three Russian warships were destroyed by drones, according to GeoConfirmed's investigation. Analysts analyzed photos and videos from the scene, including footage from USV unmanned surface vehicles, as well as surveillance cameras in the bay. .
One of them shows a video of an attack on an Admiral Hryhorovych-class frigate, which in the Russian Black Sea Fleet is matched only by the Admiral Makarov ship.
“Filming was interrupted when, presumably, the drone hit the ship and exploded,” the investigators said in a statement.
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In this footage we see a USV filming the attack on probably another USV. The same or another one is unclear. At 06 seconds you see in the left corner the explosion.
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Also on the video is the minership “Ivan Golubets”, which was also probably hit by a drone. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, this ship received “minor” damage.
In this video you can see the attack on a Natya class minesweeper, Soviet designation Project 266M Akvamarin.
According to Russian MOD the Ivan Golubets received “minor” damage.The footage stops when the USV seems to impact on the vessel, the USV likely exploded.
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“The USV was indeed in the harbor between the ships looking for its target. Based on the footage, it can be concluded that it was near at least four ships and almost made a U-turn to attack the target,” the investigators note.
According to the investigation data, six USV surface drones breached the defenses of the Sevastopol harbor and hit at least three ships. At the same time, two such drones were probably destroyed by Russian forces.
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It will be recalled that on the morning of October 29, a series of explosions rang out in Russian-occupied Sevastopol. The “governor” of the city, Mikhail Razovzhayev, announced the “successful shooting down by air defense of all Ukrainian drones and one surface drone.” However, video surveillance cameras were turned off in the city and Sevastopol Bay was closed.
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Later it became known about damage to the sea minesweeper “Ivan Golubets”. Russia used the incident as a pretext for withdrawing from the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain.
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