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The meteoric missile warships were destroyed.
The first naval battle broke out in the Russia-Ukraine War! The Russian military first launched large-scale joint air strikes at night. The Russian army used the cities of Kursk, Bryansk and Orel, Milerovo, Rostov Oblast, Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast, Primorsky Aktarsk, Krasnodar Krai as launch positions.
598 Geranium-2 drones, Geranium-3 drones and Gerbera decoy drones were launched into Ukraine. Soon, the Russian army launched nine more Iskander-M ballistic missiles and North Korea's Hwasong-23 ballistic missiles.
Russian MiG-31 fighter jets launched two Kh-47 "Dagger" hypersonic ballistic missiles, and Russian Tu95MS strategic bombers launched 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
However, the direction of the Ukrainian army's counterattack was unexpected! The Ukrainian army does not have the strength to intercept Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers in Saratoga State, Russia. What's more, the combat effectiveness of rushing into Lipetsk and Voronezh regions to intercept the Russian MiG-31 heavy interceptor aircraft.
Thro the Russian border, the Russian military has deployed a large number of S-300/350/400 air defense missiles, as well as Su-35S fighter jets carrying R-27 air missiles for combat patrol.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence Intelligence Agency put the counter-attack targets in the sea!
The Ukrainian "Fantasy" Special Forces drone entered near the Gulf of Azov-Jem, approaching from the back side of the ultra-low-air, a Russian military missile ship-M 21631 type. Thro the process, the Russian AK-630M multi-tube near-air defense, as well as the Sam 16 near-range air defense missile system had no reaction.
The Russian Typhoon-M-class 21631 missile ship began construction in 2010 with 10 Typhoon-M-class missile ships in service, although it is only one 950-ton small warships, but it has very strong ground and sea precision strike capabilities.
The Russian Tupolev-M-class missile vessels can not only be equipped with 2,500-kilometer-caliber cruise missiles, but can also be installed with meteoric high-speed missiles.
In fact, the Thos-M-class missile ships are equipped with hypersonic missiles. RIA Novosti reported in June 2023 that Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Nikolai Yevmeno announced that all new Russian frigates will be equipped with zircon hypersonic missiles.
This time, the Ukrainian army only launched two drones, and one drone hit the ship accurately. In the Phased Array Radar System of the Moo-M-class missile ship, one drone hit the ship. As a result, the Russian naval offensive operations were forced to stop and return to the port for major repairs. It is estimated that it will take at least a few months before returning to the battlefield.
The Russian Navy also launched an attack that night. The Russian Navy launched a high-speed unmanned boat to attack a Ukraine Navy medium-sized reconnaissance ship "Simferopol" at the Danube River estuary in Odessa Region, Ukraine.
This is also the first time that the Russian military has dispatched unmanned ships to attack Ukrainian ships. Dmitry Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, confirmed that the Russian attack on the ship had killed one sailor, wounded several others and left several missing. The 1,240-ton Simferopol was launched in 2019. Equipped with several signal intelligence systems, it has now been completely sunk by the Russian army.
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The Russian army found out that it had been plotted
This night's naval battle illustrates a problem. Modern naval battles do not necessarily involve warships firing missiles, fighter jets air strikes, or submarine torpedo ambushes. The Ukrainian army used drones to hit Russian missile ships, and Russian drones hit Ukrainian reconnaissance ships.
We must also pay attention to this trend. Warships must have special anti-drone equipment. Enemy drones and patrol missiles pose a great threat. Warships, especially landing ships and transport ships, must be equipped with anti-drone detection radars, photoelectric radars, laser weapons, weapon stations and other equipment in wartime.
In fact, from August 23, the U.S. Air Force RQ-4B unmanned reconnaissance aircraft entered the Black Sea and carried out night patrol in the southwestern direction of Sevastopol.
Moreover, for three days in a row, the U.S. Navy P-8A marine reconnaissance aircraft were conducting reconnaissance missions at the Crimean Bridge, Sochi and New Russk naval bases.
Moreover, a French E-3F early warning aircraft was also found in Crimea. This shows that the Russian warships have actually been targeted by NATO reconnaissance aircraft and the precise coordinate information has been determined. Only then did the Ukrainian army launch a precise strike on the night of August 28.
Some analysts believe that what the Russian military is most worried about has occurred. The Russian army seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 in order to win a warm water port and control sea power in the Black Sea.
However, the emergence of NATO reconnaissance aircraft has given Ukrainian drones and unmanned boats the ability to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea. The most terrifying thing is the emergence of the newly developed Super Neptune anti-ship missile with a range of 1000 kilometers in Ukraine. The entire Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are within strike range.
The NATO intelligence + reconnaissance system has been involved, competing for dominance of the Black Sea, and the value of Crimean ports is declining rapidly. Bigger action is yet to come.