USF confirmed the strike on Russian frigate "Admiral Essen" and missile carrier – video released
Kyiv • UNN
The Unmanned Systems Forces struck the frigate Admiral Essen and a missile carrier in Novorossiysk. Additionally, an Osa air defense system, command posts, and enemy logistical hubs were destroyed.
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the AFU confirmed strikes on the Russian frigate "Admiral Essen" and a Project 1239 missile carrier near the "Novorossiysk" naval base in the Russian Federation, UNN reports.
The Unmanned Systems Forces carried out deep strikes against key enemy targets: the frigate "Admiral Essen", a Project 1239 missile carrier, the "Osa" SAM system, command posts, bases, a logistics hub, and other vital facilities
As indicated by the USF, "the 9th 'Kairos' Battalion of the 414th 'Madyar's Birds' Brigade delivered a deep strike against a Project 1239 hovercraft missile carrier near the 'Novorossiysk' naval base, Krasnodar Krai, RF." Ships of this type are designed to engage surface targets, provide cover for landing units and convoys, as well as for patrolling and combating high-speed targets.
"The 1st Separate Center delivered a deep strike against the Project 11356 frigate 'Admiral Essen' near the 'Novorossiysk' naval base, Krasnodar Krai, RF," the USF noted.
A multi-purpose blue-water vessel capable of deploying "Kalibr" cruise missiles, conducting anti-submarine warfare, protecting naval groups from air threats, and providing convoy escort.
"Among other targets: the 1st Separate Center destroyed an 'Osa' SAM system in the city of Donetsk; the 9th 'Kairos' Battalion of the 414th Brigade struck a rear base and a logistics hub; the 1st Separate Center hit a UAV control point in the Kherson region; the '13' detachment of the 414th 'Madyar's Birds' Brigade, in cooperation with the 412th Nemesis Brigade, struck fuel tankers, specialized equipment, and 'Tigr' armored fighting vehicles in the Zaporizhzhia region," the report says.
The operations, as stated, were conducted in cooperation with the deep strike center of the USF grouping.