re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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The surface ship is definitely off of its blocks. Do they flood the dock to float it out? Not so sure about the sub.

Sat photos show the doors still holding but what about pumping. valves, and piping to flood the docks or pump them dry? Substantial damage to the docks themselves could put them both out of commission.

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If the hulls are compromised badly enough they will have to cut them up and remove the pieces via pontoon or crane. It is hard to tell if there is more than superficial damage to the drydocks themselves though several surrounding structures look to be damaged.

It is worth remembering that the Olenegorsky Gornyak is still in dry dock as well after being hit in early August.

The sub appears to have at least one extremely large hole on the starboard side towards the bow and I don't think it is going anywhere as a whole piece.

The landing craft looks like it took a serious hit midships and much of the bridge section and associated sections are seriously damaged or destroyed but it is hard to tell if the damage extends to the hull.

Will see if some of the more nautically focused accounts post higher resolution ones and share them but I have been out of country for several weeks and am using a shitty laptop which doesn't have a lot of my sources bookmarked.

Taking this latest strike in context with several other actions and events over the past month and it points towards Ukraine making a concerted and growing effort to push Russia towards seeing Sevastopol and by extant, Crimea, as untenable to hold.