The Defence Secretary of Great Britain, Grant Shapps, reacted to the destruction by the Ukrainian military of the patrol ship of the criminal army of the Russian Federation "Sergei Kotov", saying that the Black Sea is no longer safe for the ships of the Russian military, which previously seemed impossible.
Ukraine regains control of the Black Sea from the Russian Federation
Now because the West backed Ukraine, it’s undeniable. If we get them what they need, the bravery & skill of the Ukrainian Armed Forces can unlock victories once thought impossible, Shapps said.
What is known about the sunken ship "Sergei Kotov"
According to the Ukrainian Navy spokesman, Dmytro Pletenchuk, in a comment to Kyiv 24 journalists, despite the statements of some experts, the Russian ship "Sergei Kotov" is not a carrier of Kalibr-type missiles.
Pletenchuk also noted that Ukraine imposed a ban on shipping in the Kerch Strait a year ago, and the Russians are violating it, which is why they are suffering losses.
The Russian patrol ship "Sergei Kotov" performed exclusively its intended task—protecting the water area directly in the Kerch Strait in Ukraine's territorial waters.
It was created to protect bases, control civil shipping, that is, such a universal ship. Some observers believe that Kalibr missiles could be placed on it. However, this is not true. It was conceived as a ship built according to a modular scheme, that is, with the possibility of replacing weapons samples. As a result, in one of these modules they had just a sports hall, said the Navy spokesman.
Pletenchuk emphasized that the sunken "Sergei Kotov" and "Pavel Derzhavin" were two of the Russian fleet's four most modern patrol vessels.
