The Russian Kilo II class submarine armed with cruise missiles, which was intercepted south of the Balearic Islands on 11 October, while sailing with the naval tug Sergei Balk, has been located again by the Spanish Navy near the coast of Galicia and escorted to the outside of Spanish territorial waters as it continues its course to the Baltic Sea, the Spanish Defence Staff has reported.
The same sources detail that after the notice from Portugalthe offshore patrol boat Sentinelbelonging to the Maritime Action Force of the Navybased on the Ferrol Arsenal, set sail on the afternoon of 15 October, to locate, intercept y escort to the dthe war units, heading for the port baltic base.
Despite the harsh weather conditions and to the lack of visibilityaccording to the Defense Chief of Staff, the russian vessels could be intercepted during the afternoon of October 17 near the border with Portugalfrom that moment on, the vessel Sentinel continued its rout watching the submarine and the tugboat to the northern boundary of the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zonesubsequently returning to the base in El Ferrol on the 18th.
The Navy vessel Centinela intercepted the Russian submarine now in Galician waters. SPANISH NAVY
The Navy has disclosed in its communication the real name of the Russian war submarine, so far named as Kilo II classaccording to the generic nomenclature of the NATO. This is the Krasnodarbelonging to the black Sea fleet y one of the most modern submarines of the Russian Navycalled “black hole” by the U.S. Navy for its ability to disappear with apparent ease from enemy radar and sonar.
The Krasnodar, one of the jewels of Russia’s Black Sea fleet
The Krasnodar is a third-generation Kilo-class subarine which was launched in 2019with a high degree of acoustic invisibilitya underwater speed of 20 knots, autonomous navigation up to 45 days, crew of more than 50 wartime sailors and capable of dive to a depth of 300 meters. Like its predecessors, it is equipped with a diesel and electric propulsion engine, and armed with Kalibr attack missiles, cruise missiles from high accuracy for firing at surface targets and ground targets.
The Spanish Navy intercepted the submarine for the first time last October 11 Krasnodar and its assistance tug, when were sailing south of Ibiza. The meeting took place four days after the hamas attack on Israel and in the context of the russian invasion of Ukrainewhen the Spanish ship Rayo located e intercepted the two Russian warships. And from that moment escorted the two vessels to the outside of the territorial waters, when the two vessels became entered Portuguese waters.
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