Russian navy loses another ship: Captain Ushakov tugboat sinks
Photo: Captain Ushakov tugboat sank in Russia (Russian media)
The Russian Navy has suffered another technical disaster. During the completion work, Captain Ushakov tugboat, launched just three years ago, sank, Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation (CPD) reports.
According to the Ukrainian Center, the accident was caused by the flooding of auxiliary mechanisms.
The vessel listed to starboard and, despite attempts to save it, sank completely.
This is not the first sign of the Russian fleet's decline. Earlier, there were significant delays in the modernization of the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, and the only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, has effectively been decommissioned.
Earlier this year, the main naval parade in St. Petersburg, scheduled for July 27, was also canceled.
Such incidents point to Russia's serious problems with maintaining and repairing its fleet, which directly affects its military capabilities and aggressive foreign policy.
Instead of renewing its fleet, the state is losing even relatively new vessels.
On August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the tugboat Captain Ushakov sank right at the pier of a ship repair plant. Efforts to save it went on all night but were in vain.
In addition, in July 2025, Russia suddenly began discussing scrapping the aircraft carrier cruiser Kuznetsov. The ship, built 40 years ago, is reportedly no longer fit to meet the challenges of the modern era.
