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Ukraine Says It Hit Black Sea Sub After Disabling Russian Anti-Submarine Aircraft

The security service released video and weapons details of a precursor strike on an Il-38N at Yeysk, while independent confirmation of the submarine damage remains limited.

A screengrab from a video posted by Ukraine's SBU agency on Tuesday, purportedly showing an attack on a Russian reconnaissance aircraft at the Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar, Russia, ahead of a strike Ukraine said it had carried out on a Russian Kilo-class submarine on December 15.
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The SBU said it attacked the Sea Dragon with a drone-carried warhead that dispersed over 2,000 fragments at its target. Annotation in red by Business Insider.
Screenshot from the Ukrainian video showing the attack on the Russian Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) published footage describing how an Il-38N Sea Dragon was struck ahead of a December 15 underwater-drone attack in Novorossiysk.
  • SSU officials said a drone carrying an airburst warhead with roughly 2,000 downward-directed fragments detonated over the Il-38N’s equipment bay and damaged its engine.
  • The agency said the aircraft had been actively countering its sea drones and was the only Black Sea asset of its class able to detect the Sub Sea Baby underwater system.
  • SSU claims Sub Sea Baby drones then detonated against a Project 636.3 Varshavyanka (Kilo-class) submarine in port, rendering the diesel-electric, Kalibr-capable boat inoperable.
  • Russia has disputed reports of significant damage to the submarine, and Business Insider noted it could not independently verify the SSU’s video timing or location.