Vasily Bykov is sunk after the Ukrainian fleet fired MLRS towards the ship. The Russian patrol ship was destroyed in Odessa.
Russian ship Vasily Bykov is destroyed last night.
The report of the destruction is being surfaced online. Backing up the facts, there is a video where the Ukrainian soldiers are celebrating a hit on the patrol ship.
The Russian military force has not opened up about the incident.
Is Vasily Bykov Sunk?
The Russian Navy patrol ship Vasily Bykov was attacked and sunk on 7 March 2022.
Vasily Bykov, a Project 22160 patrol ship was bombarded off the coast of Odesa. The Black Sea fleet was taken down with MLRS fire.
The detail regarding the Russian crew sailing on the ship is left unknown.
Vasily Bykov was attacked at night time by the Ukrainian fleet and the soldiers were recorded celebrating the hit as they fired the MLRS.
Russian fleet has not taken any actions after the incident. The ship was patrolling the region of Southern Ukraine. Russia went on a full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, on Ukraine and since attacked the major cities including the capital Kyiv.
The invasion has led more than a million citizens to take shelter as a refugee in neighboring countries. Also, the citizens have taken arms to protect their country. People have died in Ukrainian cities after the Russian armies have launched missiles.
Likewise, the Russian citizens have been the victim of the invasion as well. First-world nation has imposed a economy sanction to Russia and the Russian citizens are against the invasion as well.
Vasily Bykov Russian Project 22160 Patrol Ship Video On Reddit
The Russian patrol ship under Project 22160 has been hit by the Ukrainian fleet and the video can be found on Reddit.
The Reddit users have been engaged in the topic of the destruction of a Russian ship.
The attack on Vasily Bykov led the ship to be destroyed and eventually sink under the Black Sea. Ukrainian Naval Rocket Artillery opened MLRS in the Odessa region.
The video sees several fires being made from the Ukrainian side and the soldiers celebrating the hit.
The ship had participated in the Battle of Snake Island on 24 February 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Vasily Bykov Details
Vasily Bykov was the first patrol ship under the Project 22160 constructed for the Russian Navy.
The ship was commissioned on 20 December 2018. Vasily Bykov was 94m-long, 14m-wide, with 3.4m-height. The ship could accommodate 80 personnel.
It was armed with one 57mm A-220 naval gun on the bow of main deck. The ship had 2 14.5mm machine guns on the bridge deck with 2 DP-65 grenade launcher and 1Gibka air defense missile turret mount.