Ukraine says bomber deployed British and French cruise missiles ‘completely’ in main assault on Russian navy

Sep 16, 2023 at 12:46 AM
Ukraine says bomber deployed British and French cruise missiles ‘completely’ in main assault on Russian navy

Ukraine has confirmed that British and French cruise missiles – fired from both wing of a Ukrainian bomber – had been utilized in a serious assault in opposition to Russia’s navy in occupied Crimea and labored “perfectly”.

The strikes, within the early hours of Wednesday morning, devastated one among 4 Russian cruise-missile-capable submarines in its Black Sea Fleet and a big warship that had been present process upkeep in a dry dock within the port metropolis of Sevastopol.

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, the top of the Ukrainian air power, defined that British Storm Shadow missiles had been hooked up beneath the left wing of a Ukrainian Su-24 jet and French Scalp missiles beneath the fitting wing.

“Both missiles work perfectly, without a chance for the occupier!” he wrote.

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The Storm Shadow cruise missile on display during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris in June this year File pic: AP
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A Storm Shadow cruise missile on show in the course of the Paris Air Show in June. File pic: AP

It could be very uncommon for Ukrainian commanders to launch particular particulars of an operation.

The air chief signalled his Su-24M bomber plane additionally had the capability to hold German Taurus missiles – a weapon that Berlin has signalled it might give to Kyiv.

“Then the ‘game of cities’ can be continued even more effectively,” the top of the air power mentioned in a Telegram submit.

“Once again, I thank our Western partners for the weapons and equipment that help us destroy the aggressor and liberate Ukrainian land!”

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Russian fleet in Crimea hit ‘closely’

A Ukrainian and a Western supply had additionally advised Sky News on Wednesday that British Storm Shadow missiles had been used within the raid.

France is the one different nation to have given Ukraine cruise missiles since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Fire and smoke across Sevastopol
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Fire and smoke throughout Sevastopol

A combination image of satellite photos shows Sevastopol, Crimea before a Ukrainian missile attack, on September 12, 2023 (inset) and a view of the same site after the missile attack, on September 13, 2023. BlackSky/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
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Satellite images displaying Sevastopol earlier than (inset) and after (foremost picture) a Ukrainian missile assault

In an extra replace on the Sevastopol assault, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) recognized the 2 vessels that had been hit because the Rostov-na-Donu Kilo-class submarine and the touchdown ship Minsk.

It mentioned the warship “has almost certainly been functionally destroyed, while the Rostov has likely suffered catastrophic damage”.

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The UK MoD added: “Any effort to return the submarine to service is likely to take many years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

“There is a sensible chance that the complicated activity of eradicating the wreckage from the dry docks will place them out of use for a lot of months.”