Strike on Boiky corvette in Russia’s Kronstadt: satellite images capture Russians extinguishing fire on ship

Satellite images published by Skhemy, a Radio Liberty project, show Russian firefighters attempting to extinguish a fire on the Boiky corvette in the port of Kronstadt in Russia following a Ukrainian attack.

Source: Defence Express; Skhemy

Details: The satellite images from Vantor, dated 3 June, reportedly show a fire onboard the vessel in the port of Kronstadt in St Petersburg and firefighters working to put it out.

Defence Express has reported that the corvette was in a dry dock. The outlet reports that the ship was hit in the middle of the hull – in the area of the bridge and the mast structure.

According to Defence Express, that is where the Project 20380 corvette's key radio-electronic equipment is located, including surveillance radar, missile targeting radar, navigation radar, an electronic warfare system, and artillery control stations.

The outlet suggests that the roof of the bridge may have collapsed after the strike. Defence Express says this would have been caused by the strike and the subsequent fire, as metal is weakened by high temperatures and composite materials were used in the ship's construction.

Defence Express says the greatest damage to the corvette may have been caused by the fire following the drone strike, rather than solely by the explosive force of the warheads.

Quote from Defence Express: "Overall, the fire that broke out after the drone strike caused more damage to the Russian ship than the blast effect and fragments of the warheads. Fires on ships are extremely destructive, as flames spread through cable routes, ventilation channels, and spaces between decks."

Background:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that on the night of 2-3 June, Ukraine's defence forces struck the Kronstadt naval base, the main stronghold of Russia's Baltic Fleet, as well as a military plant in Russia's Tambov Oblast.
• Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that it had early reports that ships and infrastructure facilities had been hit in the port of Kronstadt.
• Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine reported striking the Boiky corvette, a carrier of missile weaponry, at the Kronstadt naval base in Russia's Leningrad Oblast.

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