On the night of March 5, naval drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) hit the Russian patrol ship of Project 22160 "Sergei Kotov". According to preliminary data, it was destroyed.
DIU attack on the Russian ship "Sergei Kotov". What is known
The Ukrainian mass media wrote about the attack with reference to their sources in the DIU and Russian Telegram channels.
As reported by Z-publics, the military boat "Sergei Kotov" probably became the target of a night attack by marine drones. According to some propagandists, the ship sank.
And so it happened: the patrol ship of project 22160 "Sergei Kotov" was attacked by BEKs (unmanned boats — ed.). I am still clarifying the fate of the crew, but the ship is intact, — writes the Russian channel "Two Majors".
Later, the Russian soldiers began to claim that the entire crew of the ship survived, but there were wounded.
Neither the DIU nor Ukrainian authorities have commented on this attack at the official level.
Attack on Crimea on March 5
In addition, Russian propagandists report that at night the temporarily occupied Crimea was attacked by missiles and drones.
The Russian operator of passenger trains to the temporarily occupied Crimea reported the stoppage of trains in the area of the Crimean bridge due to blocked traffic.
The bridge has been standing for more than 8 hours.
Some Russian telegram channels claim that they also tried to attack the Kerch Bridge.
What is known about the ship of the Russian Federation "Sergei Kotov"
"Sergei Kotov" is the third serial (fourth in total) patrol ship (corvette) of Project 22160. It is part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
Its value was estimated at 6 billion rubles.
It was launched for the first time at the Zatoka shipyard in January 2021. It is named in honour of the participant of the Great Patriotic War and the Hero of the Soviet Union, Counter Admiral Sergei Nikolayevich Kotov.
The specified ship was also a carrier of Kalibr missiles.
