For Russian military bloggers, this attack on the Novorossiysk naval base shows a serious security breach, reporting that Ukrainian forces have hacked a surveillance camera at the base
There is new information about what happened to the Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine that was during a Ukrainian attack on the Novorossiysk naval base in the early hours of Monday.
Although the Russian Black Sea Fleet has denied the loss of the submarine following this attack, as well as the loss of any other vessel, and Russian state television Zvezda released images on Tuesday that allegedly show the submarine intact, an open source analyst says the underwater drone detonated 20 meters from the Russian submarine “Project 636 Varshavyanka-class (Kilo class in NATO designation). According to the expert, quoted in (ISW in its original acronym), the images released by the Russian channel do not show the stern of the submarine, that is, the part of the vessel closest to the explosion site.
According to another analyst cited by ISW, satellite images obtained the day after the Ukrainian attack, that is, December 16, show that the submarine has not moved since then, which could be an indication of possible damage.
For Russian military bloggers, this attack on the Novorossiysk naval base shows a serious security breach, reporting that Ukrainian forces have hacked a surveillance camera at the base.
This submarine is known as “Black Hole” and is distinguished by its hull’s ability to absorb sound, which makes it practically undetectable by its own systems. After the attack, he was “forced” to remain at that naval base “due to the success of Ukrainian special operations,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) wrote.
Although the Russian fleet guarantees that it has not lost any vessels, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said that the Black Sea Fleet now has only two submarines capable of carrying Kalibr cruise missiles.
