Mike Williams
Senior Airman
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- Oct 19, 2006
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (4 Viewers)
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Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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- Feb 27, 2020
Those people never have enough of embarrassing themselves?
With the proliferation of smartphones with internet connection is only a matter of time that all those vids&pics leak to show the truth.
buffnut453
Captain
The "Olenegorsky Gornyak" is a Ropucha Class landing ship. Here are some basic specs to get an idea of the size and role of this vessel:
en.wikipedia.org
I share because it can be tricky to get a sense of the size of the ship given that she's being towed by a pretty huge tug.
UPDATE: It's also worth noting the age of these vessels. The two youngest were commissioned in 1986 and 1987. All others of the class were commissioned before March 1979. The "Olenegorsky Gornyak" was commissioned in June 1976. Those are some pretty old tubs.
Ropucha-class landing ship - Wikipedia
I share because it can be tricky to get a sense of the size of the ship given that she's being towed by a pretty huge tug.
UPDATE: It's also worth noting the age of these vessels. The two youngest were commissioned in 1986 and 1987. All others of the class were commissioned before March 1979. The "Olenegorsky Gornyak" was commissioned in June 1976. Those are some pretty old tubs.
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The russians did destroy all ukraininan drones, they just used the ships's hull for the last one.
If they now have three of those ships badly damaged they could cannibalize two of them to get the third back into the water.
Or they just don't care about these old ships anymore. They can't mount an amphib landing anyway.
If they now have three of those ships badly damaged they could cannibalize two of them to get the third back into the water.
Or they just don't care about these old ships anymore. They can't mount an amphib landing anyway.
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Warspite63
Senior Airman
- 390
- Dec 8, 2022
That 'phib's stability is looking kinda ... marginal. It definitely looks worse in the clip from the starboard bow, but it's tough to detemine if that is more recent than the original clip
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The damage looks to be substantial:
It also looks like the tugs were trying to beach it, too.
Here's the article the image came from:
news.yahoo.com
It also looks like the tugs were trying to beach it, too.
Here's the article the image came from:
Russian ship appears damaged after Ukrainian attack on Black Sea port
Shipping ports, now both Ukraine's and Russia's, have been in the line of fire since Moscow pulled out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports.
Glider
Captain
I find it interesting that looking at the video of the drone reaching the ship:-
a) The drone was going quite slowly
b) It wasn't under fire
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Agreed.
What surprised me, is that a warship of that size (and mission) would certainly have surface search radar aboard.
Is this yet another shining example of Russian training and competence?
Or was it that they felt secure in their anchorage and didn't feel like being alert was nessecary?
Last time I checked, they are at war regardless of what their Imperious Leader calls it and most navies in such a situation would have all stations manned and alert 'round the clock...
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Eventual reef.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
More reporting on the same attack:
www.abc.net.au
Ukrainian air and sea drones attack Black Sea navy base and Crimea
A Russian warship is reportedly seriously damaged by a Ukrainian naval drone during an attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base in Novorossiysk, east of Crimea.
www.abc.net.au
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Ukraine ramps up domestic production of mine clearance equipment systems
More reporting on the same attack:
Ukrainian air and sea drones attack Black Sea navy base and Crimea
A Russian warship is reportedly seriously damaged by a Ukrainian naval drone during an attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base in Novorossiysk, east of Crimea.
"Accuses"
I love how the Russians seriously think Ukraine is not allowed to fight back.
'Absolute dismay and confusion': A picture is emerging of Putin in crisis. It could threaten his rule
Russia's president may have placed himself at the pinnacle of a so-called "power vertical", but some believe one "humiliating" weekend could be the beginning of the end for his regime.
www.abc.net.au
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
That was not a part of the ROE for the SMO."Accuses"
I love how the Russians seriously think Ukraine is not allowed to fight back.
manta22
Banned
The expression comes to me .."Sitting there fat, dumb, & happy."
Exclusive-Russia doubles 2023 defence spending plan as war costs soar-document
Russia has doubled its 2023 defence spending target to more than $100 billion - a third of all public expenditure - a government document reviewed by Reuters showed, as the costs of the war in Ukraine spiral and place growing strain on Moscow's finances.
www.reuters.com
60-year-old ZU-23-2 twin autocannon hunts Russian Lancet UAVs
Russian Lancet drones present a significant threat to Ukraine's defense mechanisms, given their capability to target and obliterate even well-armored vehicles.
bulgarianmilitary.com
