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[-] nuke@sh.itjust.works 94 points 9 months ago
[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 90 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Russian warship: "Snake Island, I, Russian warship, repeat the offer: put down your arms and surrender, or you will be bombed. Have you understood me? Do you copy?"

Ukrainian 1 to Ukrainian 2: "That's it, then. Or, do we need to fuck them back off?"

Ukrainian 2 to Ukrainian 1: "Might as well."

Ukrainian 1: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Best part, that Russian warship was the Moskva. Pictured top-left, with the red X through it.

[-] tylerkdurdan@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

sunk by indigenously built ukranian neptune surface to surface missile no less. Very impressive!

[-] Sir_Fridge@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

On the he ships Wikipedia page (it was called the moslva):

Ukraine has officially declared the wreck of the ship to be an underwater cultural heritage site

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 11 points 9 months ago

One of my favorite memes on the subject came from Sputnik_not "update: the fire is out" [picture of the ship underwater]

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 61 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Only the Russians could lose their entire navy in a land war.

Twice

[-] ItsGhost@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

I was wondering if this was similar to the Baltic Fleet and going down the comments looking for a reference. Lemmy did not disappoint

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago

Youtuber Perun joked this week that the Houthis had done more to disrupt international shipping than the Russians had done in the Black Sea.

[-] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

Perun has some serious deadpan humor.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 31 points 9 months ago

These things strike me as very... expensive.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago
[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago

Months for a single boat if your logistics are top tier. Years otherwise.

For the tonnage crossed of this list, easily close to a decade to replace.

[-] Exusia@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

easily close to a decade to replace.

For a nation with the money and manpower to actually build them. Not ones that can only afford to upcycle 5 fossils each decade with a new gun/missile silo and (maybe) coat of paint.

[-] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Rust can be protective.There's brown rust, orange rust, fast rust, slow rust. Wire wheels are expensive.

[-] Exusia@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

One rust two rust red rust blue rust

[-] nuke@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

Anyway, like I was sayin', rust is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. Dey's uh, rust-kabobs, rust creole, rust gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple rust, lemon rust, coconut rust, pepper rust, rust soup, rust stew, rust salad, rust and potatoes, rust burger, rust sandwich. That- that's about it.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Fair point.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 months ago

Yeah I’m pretty sure haven’t built a surface combatant larger than a frigate since the fall of the USSR.

[-] Exusia@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They might have had a second aircraft carrier by now if they'd finished the one left in Ukraine at the collapse in 91. But for better or worse they sold the hulk (and the plans) to China in '99. It's possible the Kuznetsov is in such a state because the sold the only copy of the plans

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Irony a lot of these were built in Soviet Ukraine, so nice to see them laid to rest in their home 🥰

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

Boats are expensive. I know because I was a sailor, and then worked in ship building/repair.

[-] corq@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago
[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 22 points 9 months ago

at what point can we call this the most embarrassing war for the Russian navy since the Russo-Japanese war?

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago

You can start anytime.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

It already is. But that a big hurdle to cross

[-] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 20 points 9 months ago

Sink em all

[-] Hermano@feddit.de 17 points 9 months ago

With no fleet left they don't need the black sea ports anymore and can get the fuck out of Crimea, right?

[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What's the story behind the one circled ship? Captured?

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think it's this one. Attacked twice, probably partially sunk in port.

The insert b&w photo is of another ship sunk a couple of days ago by drone boats, with great footage (https://sopuli.xyz/post/8635610). It's the small one in the row above the circled ship.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 11 points 9 months ago

I like to imagine at least one of these remaining ships probably doesn't even exist and is just a big embezzlement. It would be par for the course with Russia.

[-] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

which one just happened a day or so ago? the letters are tiny, so relying on someone who knows their ships!

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

Well, they said it was a corvette, so most likely the one ~7 down and 3 in. It seems like it's the right profile

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

The small "Ivanovets" in the center, the row above the circled one, I believe: https://sopuli.xyz/post/8635610.

[-] corq@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

I think I'mma print this one out for my bulletin board so I can keep score at home...

[-] SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Legit fun idea.

[-] Talaraine@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

isunkyourbattleship.gif

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago
[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

Ukraine is the last opponent I would want to have in a game of Battleships

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

What is that? Looks like the biggest remaining ship.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Still can't believe they sunk a fucking DDG with an MLRS lmfao

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

I wonder when ol' Kuznetsov will meet its fate? Thing can hardly sail as is. Even if Ukraine doesn't take it out, the ship'll probably do the job itself.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Everybody edging, waiting for the kep

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

So wait, is that the entire Russian fleet?

I would have thought they had more.

[-] GeniusIsme@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago
[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

Their ship-to-submarine conversion program is so far a great success.

[-] astarob@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Lately they have decided to allocate a larger share of their fleet to protect the sea bed

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago

By the size of the chart I think it's the black sea fleet and they can't bring any warships through the Bosporus during war time.

this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2024
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