SSU hit a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk
The Security Service of Ukraine conducted another unique special operation and arranged maritime “bavovna” in the port of Novorossiysk. For the first time in history, “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drones blew up a Russian Project 636.3 “Varshavyanka” class submarine (NATO classification — Kilo). As a result of the explosion, the submarine sustained critical damage and is, in effect, disabled.
On board the submarine were four cruise missile launchers for “Kalibr” missiles, which the enemy uses for strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
This was a joint operation of the 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence of the SSU and the Navy.
The cost of a “Varshavyanka” class submarine is about 400 million US dollars. Given the introduced international sanctions, the construction of an analogous submarine may currently cost up to 500 million dollars. This class of submarines is also known by the name “Black Hole” due to the hull’s ability to absorb sounds and remain stealthy to sonars.
We remind you that the blown-up boat was forced to stay in the port of Novorossiysk due to successful special operations of “Sea Baby” surface naval drones, which forced Russian ships and submarines out of the Sevastopol Bay in temporarily occupied Crimea.
This sub was equipped to launch missiles. It is unlikely Ukraine would say why this one.
Could be the only had the ability get one (that is only one sub sea baby), and it was random chance. Could be they could bypass the protections on this while the others were protected by something (sea nets, sonar…) they didn’t think they could get by. Those are two obvious ones I can think of (and thus assume Russia knows more than me if either is possibly true). There may be a completely different reason I can’t think of though - again I would expect Ukraine not to say (of if they say it might be an incorrect misdirection)