SBU Reveals Drone Strikes on 2 Russian Warships, Including 1 of 3 Buyan-Class Vessels
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Updated · UNITED24 Media · Jun 9
SBU Reveals Drone Strikes on 2 Russian Warships, Including 1 of 3 Buyan-Class Vessels
3 articles · Updated · UNITED24 Media · Jun 9
Summary
SBU on June 9 released footage that appears to show separate drone strikes on two Russian naval vessels, not repeated hits on one ship as first interpreted.
Defense Express identified the targets as a Project 10410B Svetlyak-class patrol ship and a Project 21630 Buyan-class artillery ship based on their silhouettes and configurations.
The Svetlyak-class vessel appears to be hit near its mast, where radar and communications antennas are mounted, potentially degrading combat capability even if the full damage is still unclear.
Thermal imagery shows a large fire across much of the Buyan-class ship’s superstructure before another impact, suggesting the blaze may have spread into internal sections, though that has not been independently verified.
Russia has only 3 Buyan-class vessels, all in the Caspian Flotilla, pointing to a rare strike on a small and concentrated part of its fleet.