Russian ship attacked by maritime drones just off the Bosphorus
The survey vessel Ivan Khurs of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was reportedly attacked by at least three maritime drones on May 24.
This according to Defense Express which cites several Russian media.
The attack allegedly took place just off the Bosphorus Strait, still a long way from the Ukrainian or Russian coasts. The approximate distance from Ukrainian-controlled territory in the Black Sea to the area where the Ivan Khurs vessel was allegedly attacked is over 400 km.
The Ivan Khurs (Project 18280) is a one-of-a-kind electronic survey vessel that is part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, being one of only two available in the entire fleet. She was launched in 2017 and put into service in 2018, thus being a modern vessel for the Russian fleet.
The vessel is equipped with various radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare complexes, as well as communications systems to facilitate fleet management. It has been stated that the vessel is intended for monitoring missile defense systems, but the exact composition of its equipment has not been disclosed.
At the same time, due to its role as a survey vessel, Ivan Khurs is equipped with several KPVT 14.5 mm machine gun mounts and several MANPADS (Portable Air Defense Systems). The vessel's crew is 120 and there is no clarity whether the vessel was damaged in any way.
The particular fact is that the ship was hit just after passing through the Bosphorus. Although marine drones are adaptable to the situation, they must be activated when the ship to be hit is nearby, especially when you need to hit a sailing vessel. So the Ukrainian intelligence services must have been able to identify the vehicle as it passed near Istanbul, allowing for the attack at the right moment.
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