The Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU) has struck a modernised Il-38N Sea Dragon maritime reconnaissance plane at Russia's Yeysk air base as a part of preparations for the assault on a Russian submarine within the metropolis of Novorossiysk.

Supply: the SSU on Fb

Quote: "This plane is designed for maritime reconnaissance, trying to find submarines, monitoring sea areas, laying minefields and finishing up torpedo strikes.

The plane that was hit was actively countering the work of the SSU's sea drones. The estimated price of this plane is US$24 million."

Element: The SSU added that Russia had just one plane of this class within the Black Sea capable of detect the Ukrainian Sub Sea Child underwater drone because it moved in direction of its goal.

Disabling the anti-submarine plane ensured that the principle part of the particular operation was carried out efficiently: the explosion of a Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine.

Quote: "To strike the Il-38N, the SSU used a contemporary drone with a surface-detonation warhead fitted with 2,000 downward-facing fragmentation parts. The detonation befell immediately above the compartment containing the principle gear and radars and in addition broken the engine."

Background: The SSU has reported that on 15 December, for the primary time in historical past, it blew up a Russian submarine utilizing Sub Sea Child drones.

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