Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov

Sergey Kotov (Russian: Сергей Котов) was a Project 22160 patrol ship of the Russian Navy. She was attacked in the Black Sea by Ukrainian forces using MAGURA V5 maritime drones on 5 March 2024, and Ukrainian intelligence claimed the ship was sunk.

The ship is named after Russian counter admiral Sergey Kotov (1912–1999).

The ship was the third notable Russian ship sunk by Ukrainian forces in 2024, after the Ivanovets on 1 February and Tsezar Kunikov on 14 February.

Operational history

Sergei Kotov began sea trials in Novorossiysk from 29 October 2021 in the Black Sea. The ship was to be handed over to the Russian Navy at the end of 2021, however was handed over to the Russian Navy only on 16 May 2022, and commissioning on 30 July 2022, and was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

The first identified maritime drone attack on Sergey Kotov occurred on 1 August 2023, was reported as unsuccessful by the Russian Defense Ministry, by three naval drones on the Black Sea Fleet patrol vessels Sergei Kotov and Vasily Bykov.

On 14 September 2023, Sergey Kotov was attacked and damaged by a Ukrainian MAGURA V5 unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the attack but did not comment on the damage to the ship.

On 5 March 2024, Ukrainian military intelligence stated that naval drones hit the ship near Feodosia, Crimea, near the Kerch Strait. Ukrainian intelligence posted a video of the attack.

See also

• List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War

References