On August 3, 2024, Ukrainian attack on Crimea highly likely resulted in the sinking of russian Rostov-na-Donu Kilo-class submarine. Whilst the attack came in conjunction with a series of drone strikes, the attack in Sevastopol highly likely used the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), according to the UK Defense Intelligence.
Contrary to some reporting, the submarine had highly likely not been fully repaired from a previous attack on Crimea in September 2023. This latest attack is almost certainly the final chapter for the submarine with it highly likely being more economically viable to build a replacement submarine than recover and repair it.
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Although this is a significant morale boost to Ukrainian forces, this is highly unlikely to have any major impact on russian long range maritime strikes into Ukraine from the Black Sea Fleet. The strike does highlight the increasing risks to russian forces in Crimea and will highly likely force russia to reconsider any plans to relocate any significant maritime force back to the peninsula.
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