Kilo-class submarine

Ukraine reports that it sank Russian Kilo-class submarine

As we saw in the case of the “dead” Russian admiral who then turned out to be alive, Ukrainian reports of successes against can sometimes turn out to be a tad optimistic. Still, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has suffered significant losses since the invasion of Ukraine and it seems that these likely now include the Kilo Class submarine Rostov-na-Danu (Rostov on Don).

A russian submarine went to the bottom of the Black Sea.

Ukrainian defense forces successfully attacked the B-237...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ukraine-reports-that-it-sank-russian-kilo-class-submarine/

Japan Monitoring Russian, Chinese Ships Operating Near Japan

Destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev (548), Kilo class submarine and submarine rescue vessel Igor Belousov. Japanese Joint Staff Office Photo

A Russian Navy Kilo-class submarine, along with two Russian Navy ships, transited La Pérouse Strait on Friday, according to a Friday Japanese Joint Staff Office release.

A Russian Navy destroyer, submarine and submarine rescue ship were sighted 40 km northeast of Cape Soya, Hokkaido, 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the release. Hull numbers and images identified...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/07/japan-monitoring-russian-chinese-ships-operating-near-japan

Russians Used Sub-Launched Missiles to Strike Vinnytsia Business Center

Russian Navy Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

Russia launched missiles from a submarine to strike a civilian business center in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, a senior U.S. military official confirmed Friday.

The attack killed 23 people, The Washington Post reported.

The U.S. official did not have any additional updates on submarines in the Black Sea but the missiles are likely Kalibr NK missiles, given the range needed to hit Vinnytsia — about 300 miles north of...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/15/russians-used-sub-launched-missiles-to-strike-vinnytsia-business-center

Russian Submarine Makes Mysterious Exit From Black Sea

Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar leaving the Black Sea on March 14, 2019. Cem Devrim Yaylalı Photo used with permission

ISTANBUL – The Russian Improved Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar (B-265) made an unexpected southbound passage through the Bosphorus Strait on Thursday. The submarine assigned to the Black Sea Fleet entered the Mediterranean the next day.

Under the Montreux Convention rules governing warships in the Black Sea, there are specific restrictions around passage in and out of the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/18/russian-submarine-makes-mysterious-exit-black-sea