today there are a lot of interesting updates from Crimea here Ukrainian forces conducted a comprehensive multi-stage operation which resulted in the destruction of a large Russian Patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet it is important to note that these operations take weeks if not months to conduct and most sources missed the scale and complexity of these operations by reporting on just the last thing that happens Ukrainian forces do not have a fleet and Russian warships are careful enough enough n
ot to get in the range of Ukrainian anti- ship systems as well as sea mines so as you can imagine it is extraordinarily difficult for ukrainians to destroy the Russian Fleet right now ukrainians have only two means to destroy Russian warships with Storm Shadow missiles and with Marine drones when it comes to Storm Shadow missile strikes they have become increasingly difficult because Russian forces made a series of adjustments such as relocating their Fleet to Ports outside of the missile range
and being constantly on the move within the Missile Range when it comes to Marine drone strikes they are difficult to conduct because most Russian ships are not only on the move but also have radar machine guns and Aviation support at their disposal to detect and destroy the approaching drones so catching the Russian ships involves a lot of planning the first stage of the operation started on the 1st of March Russian sources claim that Ukrainian forces conducted a series of strikes against Russi
an Targets near sevastopol yoria Saki and sarop according to Russian military analysts the Ukrainian Armed Forces once targeted Russian Aerospace forces a fields in order to complicate the interception of the missiles and confuse the Russian air defense operators as to which missiles to prioritize ukrainians made sure to launch decoy missiles the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that all missiles were intercepted and the airfields remained intact and judging by the lack of geolocated footage i
t seems like this is true this is not surprising as in a previous strike ukrainians managed to hit Russian airfields so it was expected that Russian forces would adjust however given the scarcity of air defense systems ukrainians understood that by improving air defense in one region Russian forces necessarily created a hole in another region that is why two days later ukrainians launched a completely different strike in a completely different region the second stage of the operation involved a
massive drone attack in the central part of Crimea Russian sources reported that ukrainians launched 38 drones of various types what is interesting is that all drones were targeted in the same area Theodosia now as you might still remember Russian forces have relocated a substantial portion of their Black Sea Fleet from sasto to Theodosia to increase the distance and complicate Ukrainian strikes however the town is still within the range of s200 missiles and given that ukrainians launched so man
y drones in this direction Russian forces understood that ukrainians were purposefully unloading and overloading the Russian air defense to open the sky for the missiles in anticipation of the missile strike Russian forces started moving their ships as it is the easiest precautionary measure against missile strikes however by avoiding keeping ships in the bay Russian forces necessarily exposed their ships to Marine drones strikes which is exactly what was the next Ukrainian move today Ukrainian
forces conducted a Marine Drone strike on a large Russian Patrol ship near Theodosia Ukraine's main Military Intelligence directorate reported that they successfully attacked the warship using mura vi5 Naval drones inflicting severe damage on the port and starboard sides of the ship killing seven Sailors and wound in six moreover Ukrainian sources noted that the warship had either a K2 29 or k27 helicopter on board which Ukrainian forces destroyed along with the ship a Russian Insider Source cla
imed that after the initial Naval drone strike Russian forces tried to throw the ship back to Port but that the damage was so severe that the ship sank 5 kilm of the coast the Ukrainian Armed Forces Center for strategic Communications reported that Ukrainian forces had disabled about 33% of the Black Sea fleet's warships including 24 four ships and one submarine the Marine drones are improving day by day and the success rate of these strikes has significantly increased over the last year Ukraini
an forces have discovered a major weakness in certain types of Russian warships more precisely most of them are inadequately equipped to defend themselves against such attacks by improving the speed and stealth of the drones ukrainians are delaying the detection and leaving Russians much less time to engage the drones from machine guns or request support from Aviation the destruction of the ships is important not only for achieving the long-term objective of liberating Crimea but also for the me
dium-term objective of forcing Russians to split their military budget and spend money and resources on fixing or building ships instead of other military equipment that would be more useful on the front so in the medium term the destruction of Russian warships reduces the pressure on the front lines because Russians are allocating resources to ship instead of the front if you're against the invasion of Ukraine and you want to support the work that I am doing consider making a purchase in the on
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When I read the recent report of the NYT panicking about the weak defence line in the villages west of Avdiivka I already knew that this was on purpose as they were not defendable anyway from your reports. Clearly you have a deep amount of background information which makes this channel the most accurate and well informed of all the channels.
Never ask a woman how old she is Never ask a man how tall he is Never ask Russia how many ships they lost
Thank you for your continuing reports! They have interesting details and explanations unique to your channel! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Massively impressive for a nation without a navy, fighting an invasion by an army 5 times its size, with the most nuclear warheads of any nation, and a land area 38 times as large, replete with the natural resources necessary to produce all its own war materiel domestically (yet also so vastly corrupt that it lacks sufficient investment in education, technical skill, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing to build or repair its aging Soviet equipment, even despite its abundant mineral, energy, and labor resources.)
Watching Vatniks splutter about how Ukraine supposedly “wasted drones” on this strike because it was “just a patrol ship” makes me feel a mixture of amusement and annoyance and their delusions/cope.
Its funny, 'Destroyers' are called that because they were originally called "torpedo boat destroyers". This was because in those days people were using small speedboats with 1-3 torpedoes that they would drop at the last minute before speeding away, and navies needed ways to protect their larger ships from these threats. They developed gunboats in the 300-400 tn range to screen their larger ships. It seems that the Russian black sea fleet has failed to learn from history.
The thing that keeps me watching your reports is that you don't engage in speculation or extreme propaganda as so many other channels do.
I like the enhanced graphics and clear explanations. Thank you!
I know i always say this but another excellent breakdown which gave us a lot more than simply the video of the Kotov being hit. Clearly the massive explosion that has been seen on barious sites caused far too much damage. By being close to the coast most of the mariners were rescued. Now like many other Black Sea fleet employees, they are shipless. Thank you, as always.
Thank you for your continuing reports! They are much appreciated. :)
Russian ships have a bigger problem than just lacking defense, and that is the incompetence of the Russian military and all its members.. Slava Ukraine! I apologize for the corruption in our U.S. government that has failed continued aid, and has cost the lives of many of your colleagues.. may they rest in peace.
The special submarine operation is not only going according to plan. It’s thriving!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Ukrainian's are, (in my mind), very very good at playing chess. They make the right moves at the right time.
Im pretty sure that the US navy is going to study these trends in drone warfare, betterat russias expense then theirs.
Imagine losing a 3rd of your fleet to a nation without a navy. How humiliating!
Thank you for this analysis. Ukrainian tactics are really sophisticated and superior.
So how long before they have an underwater drone to take on Russian warships?
The details and background information you give is outstanding, compared to other channels. Also I love that it's comprehensive and concise at the same time. Great job!
Thank you for your excellent work. ❤