25.05.2023, 19:54
Möglicherweise ein Angriff mit Überwasserdrohnen seitens der Ukrainer auf ein russisches Aufklärungsschiff unweit der türkischen Küste...
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Zitat:Drone Boat’s View Of Supposed Attack On Russian Ship Emergeshttps://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/dr...ip-emerges
The mysterious drone boat attack occurred roughly 200 miles from Ukrainian controlled shores, deep in the Black Sea off Turkey.
A new video has emerged, purportedly showing yesterday’s attempted Ukrainian drone boat attack on the Russian intelligence ship Ivan Khurs, in the Black Sea, this time from the perspective of one of the uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) involved. Provided it’s legitimate, the new video helps build a picture of the attack, which we reported on in detail yesterday, suggesting that, contrary to Russian reports, at least one USV actually reached the ship. [...]
The video was posted to Telegram by the Ukrainian channel Orestocracy, together with the following description: “GUR [Defense Intelligence of Ukraine] drones did hit the Russian scout Ivan Khurs, it was damaged. Video interception is proof of this.”
“Konashenkov [the chief spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Defense] lied twice, claiming that all ‘three naval drones were destroyed from the standard armament of the Russian ship’ and that ‘the ship itself was not damaged.’ At least one of the drones hit an enemy object.” While these claims have not been independently verified, the new video does at least appear to show part of the drone attack, which, according to the Russian account, took place about 90 miles northeast of Turkey’s Bosporus Strait, around 5:30 a.m. yesterday. [...]
As well as its four MTPU marine pedestal mounts, each with a single 14.5mm KPVT machine gun, as we observed yesterday, the Ivan Khurs reportedly also has six 9K38 Igla surface-to-air missile launchers, provided with 32 9M39 missiles, to defend against fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. One portion of the apparent video from the USV’s perspective seems to show one of the Igla launchers, of the pedestal type, apparently unmanned at the time of the attack, although it would have offered no defense against USVs.
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