The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine officially confirmed that they destroyed the Russian ship "Sergey Kotov".
«On the night of March 4-5, 2024, the special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Group 13" attacked the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation "Sergei Kotov". The mission took place in cooperation with the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine." — says in the message.
It is noted that as a result of the strike by MAGURA V5 naval drones, the Russian ship of project 22160 "Sergei Kotov" suffered damage to the stern, right and left sides.
"The Kotov was damaged by fire in the territorial waters of Ukraine, near the Kerch Strait. The cost of the sunken ship is about 65 million dollars," — added to GUR.
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