UK Intelligence analyses attack on Russian ship Olenegorskiy Gornyak
UK Defence Intelligence has noted that the Olenegorskiy Gornyak ship, which was attacked the day before in the port of Novorossiysk, has become the largest seriously damaged Russian warship after the sinking of the Moskva cruiser.
Source: UK Ministry of Defence on Twitter on 5 August
Details: The UK Ministry of Defence pointed out that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Olenegorskiy Gornyak had often transported military and civilian cargo from Russia to occupied Crimea after the Crimean bridge was damaged by attacks.
Quote: "The 3,600 tonne, 113 metre long Olenegorsky Gornyak represents the largest Russian naval vessel seriously damaged or destroyed since the sinking of the cruiser Moskva on 13 April 2022."
More details: The UK Ministry of Defence called the attack on the Russian ship a "serious blow" to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which had previously relocated most of its units to Novorossiysk due to the high risk of deployment in occupied Sevastopol.
Background:
- On the night of 3-4 August, explosions were heard in Novorossiysk, and the Russian Ministry of Defence reported an attack by two uncrewed surface vessels.
- An uncrewed surface vessel damaged the large landing ship Olenegorskiy Gornyak in the attack.
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