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2022-06-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian tugboat Vasily Bekh sunk near Zmeinny (Serpent) Island

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] The tug "Vasily Bekh" (previously called SB-739) was lost near Zmeinny Island, carrying the Tor air defense system and ammunition to the island.

The tug was hit by an anti-ship missile, according to some statements, "Harpoon", according to another - "Brimstone".

The exact number of those killed and wounded is still unknown.

Via Ukrainian strategic command South:
“South”: The enemy fleet lost the tug “Vasily Bekh” close to Snake Island

[OdessaJournal] Official comment of Operational Command “South”:

In the Black Sea, the enemy fleet lost the tug “Vasily Bekh”, which provided delivery of ammunition, weapons and personnel of the Black Sea Russian fleet to the Snake Island, due to the accurate work of a group of Ukrainian defense forces in southern Ukraine.

"Despite of the anti-aircraft missile system “TOR” on board, the tug was turned into a floating hearth. According to preliminary data, 70 percent of the crew was affected, and the destiny of the rest is unknown."

As reported earlier, enemy ships are trying to conduct a search and rescue operation.

Reference: The tug “Vasily Bekh” built at the Astrakhan shipyard with a tonnage of 1605 tons, was accepted to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in 2017.

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Posted by badanov 2022-06-17 07:21|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

Posted by Omineling Forkbeard1962 2022-06-17 10:55|| 2022-06-17 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Ukraine 'strikes Russian Black Sea navy tug carrying weapons to Snake Island using Western-supplied anti-ship rockets' and downs helicopter as one of Moscow's SU-25 jets crashes near border in fresh blows to Putin

Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-17 11:58|| 2022-06-17 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice to see the 'we don't wish fatality on elected officials here" also applies to commenters, especially ones in good standing. Bra-vo!

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-17 12:01|| 2022-06-17 12:01|| Front Page Top

#4 the tug was turned into a floating hearth. According to preliminary data, 70 percent of the crew was affected, and the destiny of the rest is unknown."

Don't know if the translation did this or what, but I love the wording of these two sentences.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-06-17 13:30|| 2022-06-17 13:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I said 'one ping only, Vasily!'

Posted by Raj 2022-06-17 14:00|| 2022-06-17 14:00|| Front Page Top

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