Asymmetrical attack on Sevastopol: another black day for the Russian Navy between fake news and embarrassing videos

(To Andrea Mucedola)
31/10/22

After the attacks on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, its ships now seemed destined to remain confined in port in the base of Sevastopol, in the Crimea, used mostly as launching platforms for missiles. Kalibr on Ukrainian territory. On the Ukrainian side, the successes achieved have certainly galvanized the Navy of Kiev which, in fact, since the first days of the war, had lost most of its naval assets. With clever use of naval mines, drones and surface-to-surface weapons the Ukrainians sank the flagship Moscow, hit larger units and forced the Russians to abandon the island of snakes.

Russian government sources have long accused the direct support of foreign advisers in naval operations against the Black Sea fleet. In particular, the training of military personnel of the 73rd Ukrainian Special Center for Maritime Operations which according to the Russians would be carried out under the guidance of British experts in the city of Ochakov, in the Mykolaiv region. According to Moscow, these Royal Navy specialists were also involved in the planning and implementation of the terrorist act in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year against the Nord Stream oil pipelines in the Baltic.

Coming to the news yesterday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that nine Ukrainian aerial drones and seven surface drones would carry out an attack in the Sevastopol bay in the early morning of October 29 against some ships of the Black Sea fleet, employed in the corridor. of wheat as part of the international initiative for the transport of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports.

According to Ukrainian propaganda channels, the drone attack caused damage to the Admiral Makarov (photo), which has become flagship of the Black Sea Fleet after the sinking of the missile cruiser Moscow.

Although the Russian local "authorities" have ensured that there has been no significant damage, the news received on the net is of a very different tone. The news is happening showing private testimonies accompanied by amateur and Ukrainian defense videos that provide very explicit images of the attack.

But what really happened?

The Ukrainian attack started around 4:30 and according to unofficial sources lasted at least five hours.

Let's try to rebuild. In the early hours of the morning, at least 16 surface and aerial drones departed from Odessa in the direction of Sevastopol, the main Russian naval base in Crimea. The attack consisted of saturating the Russian defenses to allow the infiltration of explosive surface naval drones.

In the night, the inhabitants of Sevastopol woke up from powerful explosions and extraordinary footage was immediately posted online showing the units firing wildly at a drone as it headed towards the flagship of the Black Sea fleet, the frigate. Makarov.

An event that brings to mind similar actions carried out during the Second World War by the small boats of the X MAS against the British fleet. The difference is that these were guided to the target by operators who projected themselves overboard in the last phase of the race, while, in this case, the surface drones (SUVs) direct themselves on the target.

Curiously, the Ukrainian attack was carried out on the same date as the sinking of the “Novorossiysk” (formerly “Julius Caesar”) probably due to a German bottom mine in the port of Sevastopol in 1955; a controversial event that has long been archived as one of many mysteries of the times of the Cold War.

According to Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, the attack was successful and not only the frigate was damaged Admiral Makarov which, as you will recall, he had replaced as the flagship of the Black Sea fleet Moscow after its sinking, but also three other warships of the Russian Federation, including an amphibious assault ship.

In the attack it would appear that even the Russian ocean minesweeper Ivan Golubets (photo), class I was afraid, and some infrastructure in Yuzhnaya Bay reported "minor damage".

The Russian Defense Ministry admitted that at least one Russian ship was damaged in the attacks, but “No damage has been reported in the city. The situation is under control ... ". Other sources speak of a Russian hoax to hide a serious technical accident aboard their ships.

In fact, a second video received online showed a massive explosion and residents report that strong explosions "rocked" their homes and window panes shattered while a column of black smoke was seen rising from the dock area. .

Dramatic footage shows a Russian helicopter destroying a surface drone in Omega Bay after furiously strafing it. In summary, a full blown attack that once again brings war to our screens just a click away.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, elements of the Royal Navy could be involved in the operation which Moscow believes also participated in the planning, supply of weapons and implementation of the terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 against the pipelines of the Nord Stream. Britain strongly refuted these claims, saying that "The Russian Ministry of Defense is resorting to false claims at an epic level ...".

All merchant services in the port of Sevastopol have been stopped and TASS has announced that the Russian Defense Ministry has decided to "Suspend indefinitely" the agreement that guarantees the passage of ships carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea as Russia cannot guarantee the safety of civilian cargo ships participating in the “Black Sea Initiative”.

According to Foreign Minister Tajani: “Blocking the grain corridor is a serious action against Humanity… Blocking the grain corridor means taking away food from millions of people in poverty. This also means guilty of serious actions against Humanity. I hope that Russia will review its position on participation in the agreement for the export of wheat from the Ukrainian Black Sea ".

Photo: Twitter / MoD Russian Federation / web

(article originally published on https://www.ocean4future.org)