Ukrainian drones sink Russian guided missile corvette Ivanovets

As a result of a special operation of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, a Russian Project 12411 guided missile corvette Ivanovets was destroyed and sunk.

The press service of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported on this.

On the night of January 31-February 1, 2024, soldiers of the Group 13 special unit of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed the guided missile corvette Ivanovets of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Russian ship of Project 12411 was on a raid on Lake Donuzlav in the temporarily occupied Crimea when it was attacked by naval drones.

As a result of a series of direct hits to the hull, the Russian ship sustained damage incompatible with further movement. The guided missile corvette Ivanovets heeled to the stern and sank.

The footage shows how, after one of the drones hit, several more hit the same spot, significantly widening the hole in the side. Presumably, another successful hit was on the stern of a vessel.

According to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the search and rescue operation of Russian invaders in the Donuzlav, according to preliminary information, was unsuccessful.

It should be noted that the crew of the Project 12411 guided missile corvette consists of 40 people.

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine emphasized that the operation was made possible with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the United24 platform. As part of this project, drones were purchased for the Ukrainian military.

Project 12411 guided missile corvette Ivanovets

The guided missile corvette Ivanovets was laid down and launched in 1989 at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg. It was part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

It is designed to combat enemy surface targets. For this purpose, it is armed with a 76-mm AK-176 naval gun and four launchers for P-270 Mosquito anti-ship cruise missiles. The ship is equipped with two six-barrel 30-mm AK-630M guns.

The Ivanovets is also known for sinking the Ukrainian corvette Ternopil, captured in 2014, with an anti-ship cruise missile on July 21, 2023, during training exercises in the northwestern Black Sea.