Russia’s quiet and improved Kilo-class submarines have been patrolling the Black Sea during the Ukraine war, carrying deadly Kalibr cruise missiles that they have used to destroy targets in Ukraine.
Key Points and Summary - Russia’s Kilo-class submarines may be Cold War designs, but they remain at the core of Moscow’s conventional undersea fleet. -Nicknamed “Black Holes” for their extreme ...
Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, Ukraine estimates that about 15 Russian warships, or roughly a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, have been ...
Images released by the SBU on 15 December 2025 showed the moment of the purported UUV explosion, with the Kilo II submarine seen just to the left of the detonation. (Security Service of Ukraine) The ...