UKRAINE destroyed one of Vladimir Putin’s prized Black Sea submarines in an impressive attack on occupied Crimea.
Kyiv forces said the prized Kilo-class Rostov-on-Don submarine, worth £275 million, was hit in a strike on the Sevastopol port.
ReutersRussian Navy’s diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don[/caption]
A Storm Shadow missile hit on the same sub last year ripped a hole in its side
Ukraine’s attack on Friday also “significantly damaged” four of Putin’s ultramodern S-400 air defence systems – worth in total around £2 billion.
Kyiv claimed the attack on Friday targeted four vital launches of the Russian “Triumf” air defence system.
The Kilo-class Rostov submarine – used to fire calibre class missiles on Ukraine – had been hit in September 2023, but was then repaired.
Dramatic pictures showed the gaping hole ripped into its side last year.
It was due to go back into service when Ukraine staged its lethal strike.
Ukrainian forces used a deadly US-made ATACMS missile for the hit.
It is known for its impressive targeting of Russian naval targets amid Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian Defence Forces have struck a submarine and the S-400 air defence system of the enemy in temporarily occupied Crimea,” said Ukraine’s armed forces general staff.
“According to confirmed information, yesterday [Friday] the missile troops, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Navy, significantly damaged four launchers of the S-400 “Triumf” air defence system.
“In addition, in the port of Sevastopol, the Black Sea Fleet submarine Rostov-on-Don was successfully hit.
“As a result of the strike, the submarine sank on the spot.”
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