The Ukrainian Navy has taken delivery of Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Turkish defense company Baykar.
The first video of a burning warship in the Black Sea was released by the Ukrainians. The video shows the Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate Admiral Makarov of the Black Sea Fleet on fire.
The video appears to have been taken by a Bayraktar TB2 drone that was actually in the area after it had earlier bombed a Russian Tor-M2 anti-aircraft system on the Black Sea island of Zmiiny. Surveillance planes of various countries are constantly flying in the area, very close to the point of the Russian frigate. He recently rushed to the aid of USAF forces and a RAF aircraft, which is extremely rare for the region. It is now a given that something has happened. Recall that earlier the Ukrainians reported that the Russian frigate was hit by anti-ship missiles Neptune. Diplomatic statement from the Kremlin The Kremlin spokesman made a diplomatic statement that did not categorically deny the strong rumors about a Russian frigate strike. Kremlin spokesman N. Peshkov said: "The Kremlin has no information about the information of the Ukrainian sources that a Russian ship was hit on Friday in the Black Sea." "We do not have such information," said N. Peshkov. Peshkov's statement is not only reassuring for the Russian Navy. The Kremlin responded diplomatically by throwing the "ball" at the Russian Ministry of Defense. Beyond that, the Kremlin "steps on two boats": If the damage to the frigate is severe and sinks then it will admit that "something went wrong". On the contrary, if the fire is brought under control then nothing will be admitted. However, it is worth noting that a Russian media reported that indeed a "warship caught fire, most likely due to a mine"! Crowd of aircraft in the area In addition, a satellite image shows a strong "thermal signature" of the ship, which is probably on fire. There is a crowd of aircraft in the area as a sign that something has happened.
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