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Russian Ship Shrouded In Black Smoke Near Crimea275.08.2022, 7:38 30,288 Experts say a Ukrainian missile hit the frigate "Vasiliy Bykov".A Russian warship has been seen behaving strangely in the Black Sea near Russian-occupied Sevastopol.On Thursday, August 4, a Russian warship near occupied Sevastopol suddenly started releasing smoke baits before becoming covered with black smoke clouds.A HI Sutton naval expert for the OSINT project said this on Twitter, releasing relevant photos.***BREAKING***Videos of another important naval action(s) off Crimea today. Possibly #Ukraine hit a #Russian ship in north of Crimea (dark smoke). Then Russian patrol ship near Sevastopol in second images, unclear what is going onAwaiting further clarity pic.twitter.com/rfzW5hbzZO— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) August 4, 2022 The expert suggested that masking the Russian ship with smoke baits did not help it escape a Ukrainian missile hit. Allegedly, that is why it was shrouded in clouds of black smoke. However, there is no final clarity on this point.According to him, the photo shows a Project 22160 patrol ship of the "Vasiliy Bykov" type. Ships of this type can carry eight Kalibr cruise missiles.
