VELYKYI USTYUG

[john sefton]

The Velykyi Ustyug missile vessel was built at Zelenodol Shipyard and commissioned in 2014.
Specifications:
Displacement – 950 t,
length – 74,1 m,
width – 11 m.
Crew – 36 sailors.
Maximum speed – 25 knots.
Range – 1500 miles.
Autonomy – at least 10 days.
The missile ship is armed with a 100-mm А190-01 gun, a 30 mm anti-aircraft АК-630М-2 “Duet” automatic gun, and two 3М-47 “Hibka” self-defense modules with Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles.
The ship is also armed with eight Caliber cruise missiles used by the Russians against Ukrainian cities and other targets.
New photos emerged on social media showing Russia’s Buyan-M-class corvette, reportedly the Velikiy Ustyug, “slightly” damaged in an attack by Ukrainian Forces off the Odesa coast.
The images show the Velikiy Ustyug corvette redeploying from the Azov Sea to Caspian for repairs. Apparently, the warship was seriously damaged due to artillery fire from the BM-21 Grad system in March.
The Buyan-M-class corvette (pr 21631) is armed with Kalibr missiles. The ships are primarily designed for operations within littoral zones to protect Russia’s vast coastal areas. Due to the small tonnage, they can operate even within shallow parts of oceans and seas and Russia’s river system.
Some sources claim that the ship was damaged in an incident while mooring and is deploying to the Caspian Sea to participate in a naval parade.
Russian officials denied that one of its warships was damaged, but new photos confirm that the corvette received numerous shrapnel damage consistent with multiple rocket launchers.
Kremlin has repeatedly tried to hide the fact of the attack on its ships, including the cruiser Moskva.
Various online sites