There are only two reconnaissance ships of Project 18280 in the whole of Russia. It has in its arsenal equipment for reconnaissance, as well as supposedly devices for tracking American missile defense elements. Even the temporary loss of a reconnaissance ship can have significant consequences for the occupiers in the Black Sea.
On May 24, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported an attempt to attack the reconnaissance ship of project 18 280 “Ivan Khurs”. It was stated that all surface drones were destroyed, but the video of the strike on the ship has already been published on the network. Focus I figured out what the loss of a rare car means for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
What tasks did the ship “Ivan Khurs” perform in the Black Sea Fleet
The project 18280 ship was created for reconnaissance. In all Russian fleets there are only two ships of this project. The ship in the Black Sea was launched in 2017 and put into operation in 2018.
The main tasks of the ship are radio intelligence, electronic warfare, as well as communications support and fleet management. First, Ivan Khurs was supposed to go to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, but it was decided to send it to the Black Sea to replace the sunken Liman ship, which was also reconnaissance. As a result, he was recorded in the 519th separate division of reconnaissance ships of the Black Sea Fleet.
The official task of Ivan Khurs is to ensure the safety of the operation of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream pipelines. However, the developers invested in it the opportunity to be a flagship for
Network-centric warfare is focused on increasing the combat capabilities of promising formations in modern wars and armed conflicts by achieving infocommunication superiority, unification of participants in military (combat) operations into a single network.
“>”network-centric warfare”.
What is the ship “Ivan Khurs” equipped with
The ship was built at the Severnaya Verf enterprise in 4 years. “Ivan Khurs” received the following equipment to perform tasks:
- navigation radar station MR-231-3;
- “Mostik-18280” – an electronic system for positioning, localization, detection and orientation;
- an electronic compatibility system, as well as a control system for air defense systems and anti-aircraft artillery systems;
- information exchange system “Subheading-23”.
“Ivan Khurs” was damaged
Also in the Russian Federation they say that Ivan Khurs can track elements of US missile defense.
The main characteristics of the ship:
- displacement – 4000 tons;
- length – 96 m;
- width — 16 m;
- draft – 4 m;
- full speed – 20 knots.
However, the armament of “Ivan Khurs” is quite modest – 2 or 4 installations for heavy machine guns KPV caliber 14.5 mm, as well as MANPADS “Igla”. The crew of the ship is 131 people. The ship can travel up to 8,000 nautical miles and sail autonomously for 45 days.
Why is the ship “Ivan Khurs” important for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation
The 519th separate division of the Black Sea Fleet has 4 reconnaissance ships:
- “Priazovye”;
- “Equator”;
- “of Kiel”;
- “Ivan Khurs”.
Damaged by a Ukrainian drone, the Ivan Khurs is the newest and most modern medium reconnaissance ship. Equator and Kildin have been in operation since 1968 and 1970 respectively. During the operation, modernization was carried out back in the 1970s. The ships received better equipment, but they are almost 4 times smaller than the Ivan Khurs. Their displacement is 1080 tons. Only after modernization, the Equator and Kildin became reconnaissance ships, before that they were classified as hydrographic ships.
Reconnaissance ship “Priazovye”
“Priazovie” is a ship that was put into operation in 1987, and in 2007 it was modernized. Its displacement is 2980 tons. It performs radio reconnaissance, telemetry reconnaissance tasks, and can also detect electromagnetic radiation.
“Ivan Khurs” is the only one among the 4 ships, which is declared as a ship for “network-centric warfare”. Only he can provide command and control of the troops and coordinate the actions of aviation and ground forces. In addition, it has more modern equipment, and therefore even a temporary loss of a ship will affect the ability of the Black Sea Fleet to perform various tasks.
The media also wrote that the Equator reconnaissance ship was damaged because there was information about three dead crew members: senior radiometrist Rustam Saaber, senior minder of the electromechanical warhead Murat Khatazhukov and radio telegraph operator of the warhead Dmitry Deev.
Deceased crew members of the Equator
If the “Equator” has not yet been repaired, then two medium reconnaissance ships remain in the Black Sea Fleet.
What happened to “Ivan Khurs”?
Despite Russian claims that Ivan Khurs destroyed all three surface drones, in fact one of them reached the target. A video has been published in Ukraine of how one of the sea drones reaches the side of the Ivan Khurs ship.
Later, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed the “acquaintance” of the Russian ship with the sea drone. Russian propagandists tried to pass off a two-year-old video as the return of the ship to the bay of Sevastopol. However, the media wrote that the reconnaissance vessel was seriously damaged and required repair work.
In addition, OSINT analytics fixed rescue ship moving at 0.8 knots, which can confirm damage to the reconnaissance ship. It was located in the area where “Ivan Khurs” should be located.
Rescue ship off the coast of Turkey
2023-05-26 08:07:32
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