British Intelligence: Russian Vessels In Sevastopol Received Catastrophic Damage

• 15.09.2023, 11:52

It became known what will happen to the Black Sea Fleet after the destruction of the Minsk landing ship and the Rostov submarine.

British intelligence assessed the consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on Russian ships in occupied Sevastopol. In their opinion, it will take years to restore the submarine; the landing ship is completely destroyed.

This is stated in the intelligence review of the British Ministry of Defense.

“Despite the Russian Ministry of Defence downplaying the damage to the vessels, open-source evidence indicates the Minsk has almost certainly been functionally destroyed, while the Rostov has likely suffered catastrophic damage,” states the British Intelligence.

They believe that any effort to return the submarine to service is likely to take many years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

There is a realistic possibility that the complex task of removing the wreckage from the dry docks will place them out of use for many months. This would present the BS with a significant challenge in sustaining fleet maintenance.

“The loss of the Rostov removes one of the BS's four cruise-missile capable submarines which have played a major role in striking Ukraine and projecting Russian

power across the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean,” the British Intelligence added.

Important to note, in the early hours of 13 September 2023, multiple missiles struck

the Sevmorzavod shipyard within Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the occupied Sevastopol. Later it became known that the landing ship Minsk and Kilo 636.3 class submarine Rostov-na-Donu were hit.