Ukraine’s unprecedented attack on Russia. The country led by has destroyed a $400 million Russian super submarine (about 340 million euros, at the current exchange rate) thanks to an offensive with underwater drones.
The Security Service (SBU) has announced that “for the first time in history” underwater drones of the ‘Sub Sea Baby’ type have done “Blow up a Russian submarine” of the ‘Varshavyanka’ class (equivalent to NATO Kilo class).
According to the SBU, the submersible, one of the most important in the Russian Black Sea fleet, has been “practically unusable” as a consequence of the Ukrainian attack with the ‘Sub Sea Baby’ drones.
As reported by the Ukrainian media the Russian ‘Varshavyanka’ class submarine It carried four ‘Kalibr’ cruise missile launchers. It is a weapon that has been decisive for cause widespread power outages in Ukraineas it has caused serious damage in attacks against thermal power plants, substations and other critical energy infrastructure for the country.
A hard blow for the Russian Black Sea Fleet
The elimination of these ‘Kalibr’ cruise missile launchers is a serious blow to Moscow, since The strike capability of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has been significantly weakened.
“As a result of the explosion, the submarine suffered critical damage and was effectively disabled. On board the submarine were four ‘Kalibr’ cruise missile launchers, which the enemy uses to attack Ukrainian territory,” the Ukrainian Security Service confirmed in a publication on its Telegram channel.
The SBU itself has estimated that Building a new submarine of this type would cost Russia approximately $500 million. (425 million euros) as a consequence of international sanctions against the country chaired by Vladimir Putin.
