2023-11-07 13:09:07
2023-11-07 21:09 Compiled by Lianhe Bao, Zhou Chenyang/Instant Report On the 4th, it was reported that the Russian Black Sea Fleet warship “Askod” was seriously damaged by a Ukrainian cruise missile attack. Photo translation: X…
The military news website “Warzone” reported on the 6th that photos circulated on social media platforms showed that a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship was severely damaged by a Ukrainian cruise missile attack on the 4th.
According to reports, this photo shows extensive damage to the port side of the Project 22800 Karakurt class frigate “Askold”, including the superstructure and the mast where the radar array is located. One of the radar arrays might be seen exposed, and the ship’s dock at the Zaliv shipyard in the Crimean port of Koch was also damaged.
In addition, a video of the “Askod” being hit also appeared on the Internet. It can be seen that the Ukrainian missile directly hit the “Askod” at the same location shown in the damaged photos. Multiple explosions and debris flying might be seen.
Reports pointed out that the “Ascod” was launched in September 2021, but has not yet officially entered service. This Karakut-class frigate can be equipped with 8 “Kalibr” cruise missiles.
Ukraine confirmed on the 6th that it had attacked and severely damaged the ship. The “AFU Stratcom” channel of the social media “Paper Plane” reported that “the Russian ‘Askod’, the latest Karakut-class ship equipped with stealth technology, was severely damaged. , may not be salvageable.”
The Ukrainian Air Force also sent a message on the social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter), showing a photo of a Su-24 fighter aircraft with a SCALP-EG (English name Storm Shadow) cruise missile donated by France, and wrote “How was your weekend?”, accompanied by a winking smiley emoji.
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