{"id":40959,"date":"2025-12-17T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T09:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/damage-to-the-russian-submarine-varshavyanka-propeller-and-rudder-destroyed-boat-needs-major-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T09:21:15","slug":"damage-to-the-russian-submarine-varshavyanka-propeller-and-rudder-destroyed-boat-needs-major-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/damage-to-the-russian-submarine-varshavyanka-propeller-and-rudder-destroyed-boat-needs-major-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Damage to the Russian submarine &quot;Varshavyanka&quot;: propeller and rudder destroyed, boat needs major overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the attack by Ukrainian drones, the Russian submarine sustained significant damage, and a major overhaul could take a long time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.unn.ua%2Fimg%2F2025%2F12%2F17%2F1765962370-3450-large.webp&amp;w=720&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Damage to the Russian submarine &quot;Varshavyanka&quot;: propeller and rudder destroyed, boat needs major overhaul\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Russian submarine Project 636.3 &quot;Varshavyanka&quot; in Novorossiysk has sustained serious damage. This was reported by the Telegram channel &quot;Crimean Wind&quot;, according to UNN.<\/p>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<p>According to satellite imagery and OSINT intelligence, the submarine was damaged. Two other boats left their designated berths in the military harbor.<\/p>\n<p>         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/img\/2025\/12\/17\/1765962069-3940-large.webp\"\/>                           <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/img\/2025\/12\/17\/1765962106-3654-large.webp\"\/>                           <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/img\/2025\/12\/17\/1765962111-1958-large.webp\"\/>                  <\/p>\n<p>Also, the submarine&#039;s propeller and rudder are likely destroyed, the propeller shaft is damaged, and the stern compartment is flooded and damaged, OSINT intelligence reports.<\/p>\n<p>To replace the propeller shaft, the submarine requires a major overhaul at a shipyard. This means dismantling part of the equipment and stern sections, which also requires high precision and a long time.<\/p>\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\n<p>The Security Service of Ukraine conducted a unique special operation to blow up a Russian submarine of the 636.3 &quot;Varshavyanka&quot; class in the port of Novorossiysk. This was achieved with the help of &quot;Sub Sea Baby&quot; underwater drones.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the submarine, worth up to 400 million US dollars, suffered critical damage. In fact, it has been put out of action.<\/p>\n<p>The submarine carried four Kalibr cruise missile launchers, which the Russians use to strike Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<h2>Recall<\/h2>\n<p>The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the damage to the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia&#039;s Krasnodar Krai. This oil refinery processes crude oil and condensate with a capacity of about 5.2 million tons per year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the attack by Ukrainian drones, the Russian submarine sustained significant damage, and a major overhaul could take a long time. The Russian submarine Project 636.3 &quot;Varshavyanka&quot; in Novorossiysk has sustained serious damage. This was reported by the Telegram channel &quot;Crimean Wind&quot;, according to UNN. Details According to satellite imagery and OSINT [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-war-in-ukraine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}