Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a major operation in temporarily occupied Crimea targeting a Russian Kilo-class submarine equipped to deploy Kalibr cruise missiles and four S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.
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On the morning of August 3, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) carried out a major operation in temporarily occupied Crimea, successfully targeting a Russian Kilo-class submarine equipped to deploy Kalibr cruise missiles, along with four S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems
The Rostov-on-Don submarine was destroyed by Ukrainian action on 3 August
This was the first combat loss of a Russian submarine since WWII
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