UAV Bayraktar TB2 destroyed two Russian boats of the Raptor type near Zmeiny Island (video)
how informs The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the morning of May 2, Bayraktar TB2 drones destroyed two Russian patrol boats of the Raptor type in the vicinity of Zmeiny Island. As you can see in the video, the second boat tried to maneuver during the strike, but this did not save it. Information on the number of dead Russian sailors from the strike is not yet available.
Patrol boat project 03160 "Raptor"
Project patrol boats 03160 "Raptor" belong to the ships of the 4th (the youngest) rank in the Russian Navy. This is a ship with a displacement of 23 tons, having a length of 16.9 meters and a speed of up to 48 knots (88 km / h). The armament of the boat consists of a 14.5 mm Vladimirov heavy machine gun, which is part of the Uprava-Kord combat module, and two machine guns.Pecheneg »caliber 7.62 mm. Such boats have been produced since 2013, a total of 17 such patrol ships were produced out of the planned 24. There were 7 of them in the Black Sea (now, apparently, there are 4 left, given that at the end of March sunk another Raptor).
UAV Bayraktar TB2
Attack drone Bayraktar TB2 produced by a Turkish company Baykar Makina became one of the symbols of this war (it is even dedicated to him popular song, which appeared in the first days of full-fledged aggression. It has been in service with Ukraine since the summer of 2021 and proved to be excellent in combat conditions. Its range is up to 150 kilometers, while it is able to stay in the air from 12 to 24 hours and carry up to 4 guided munitions on the suspension. In addition to Ukraine (and, of course, Turkey), the Bayraktar TB2 is in service with Azerbaijan, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Libya, Morocco, Kyrgyzstan and Ethiopia.
Serpent's Island
The border island of Serpents has a cruciform shape and an area of only 0.2 square kilometers. It is located about 35 kilometers east of the mainland coast at the latitude of the Danube Delta. The nearest settlement of Ukraine is Vilkovo. Serpentine is part of the Izmailsky district of the Odessa region of Ukraine. He became another iconic of the symbols of this war. It was during his defense that the catchphrase of the Ukrainian border guard Roman Gribov, who sent the Moskva missile cruiser to known address.
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