Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov

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Sergey Kotov sister ship Vasily Bykov at the Novorossiysk Naval Base [ru] in Novorossiysk in 2022
History
RussiaRussia
NameSergey Kotov
BuilderZelenodolsk Shipyard
Laid down8 May 2016
Launched29 January 2021
Commissioned30 July 2022
FateAttacked by naval drones in March 2024 and presumed lost at sea
StatusSunk (March 2024)
General characteristics
Class and typeProject 22160
Complement80
Armament
  • 1 × 76.2 mm AK-176MA automatic dual-purpose gun[1]
  • 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU machineguns
  • DP-65 10 barreled anti-saboteur automatic grenade launcher system
  • DP-64 2 barreled anti-saboteur grenade launcher system
  • A variety of module containers including weapon modules containing 324 mm Paket-NK torpedoes,[2] 3M24, Kalibr-NK cruise missiles and 9M331M surface-to-air missiles.
Aircraft carried1 x Ka-27 or Ka-226
Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine footage of the attack on the Sergey Kotov

Sergey Kotov (Russian: Сергей Котов) was a project 22160 patrol ship of the Russian Navy. It was attacked in the Black Sea by Ukrainian forces using MAGURA V5 maritime drones on 5 March 2024, and Ukrainian intelligence claimed the ship was sunk.[3][4]

The ship was the third notable Russian ship sunk by Ukrainian forces in 2024 after the Ivanovets on 1 February 2024 and the Tsezar Kunikov on 14 February 2024.

Service

On September 14, 2023, the ship was attacked and damaged by a Ukrainian MAGURA V5 USV.[5] The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the attack but did not comment on the damage to the Sergey Kotov.[5]

On March 5, 2024, Ukrainian military intelligence stated that naval drones hit a ship in Crimea, near the Kerch Strait.[6] Russian sources confirmed that the ship was lost, but that the crew survived.[citation needed] Ukrainian intelligence also posted a video of the attack.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Завершены полигонные испытания модернизированной корабельной артиллерийской установки АК-176МА" [Field tests of the modernized shipborne artillery mount AK-176MA completed]. Bmpd.livejournal.com. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Проект 22160" [Project 22160]. balancer.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ Lendon, Brad (5 March 2024). "Ukraine's drones sink another Russian warship, Kyiv says". CNN. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian patrol ship near Crimea". NBC News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Balmforth, Tom; Dysa, Yuliia (14 September 2023). "Ukraine attacks Russian warships in Black Sea, destroys air defences in Crimea". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ Talmazan, Yuliya (5 March 2024). "Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian Black Sea patrol ship near Crimea". NBC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfwvz43QYxU
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