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Ukrainian defense forces struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine Rostov-on-Don in Sevastopol port, causing it to sink.

Sevastopol, Crimea
Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Rostov-on-Don submarine (weapon_system) Ukrainian defense forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Defence Forces (organization) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Rostov-on-Don (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) S-400 missile system (weapon_system) S-400 (weapon_system) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) S-400 Triumph (weapon_system) B-237 Rostov-on-Don (weapon_system) Kilo-class submarine (weapon_system) Ukrainian Naval Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) S-400 Triumph air defense system (weapon_system) S-300 Triumph air defense system (weapon_system) Russian Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) ATACMS (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine Rostov-on-Don was successfully struck in the port of Sevastopol. Following the strike, the submarine sank on the spot.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian missile strike sunk a Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine and damaged an S-400 air defense system in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces sank the Rostov-on-Don submarine in Sevastopol port

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian Defense Forces sank a submarine in occupied Crimea

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces hit and sank the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don in Sevastopol using ATACMS missiles on August 3, 2024.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:10.539Z

Source story: 3891715-ukraine-hits-russias-rostovondon-submarine-s400-air-defense-system-in-sevastopol