Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship: Difference between revisions

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A new contract for medium sized intelligence ships (such as project 18280) was signed at Army 2021 forum, possibly for Yury Ivanov-class ships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/12205461|title = ВМФ получит новые средние разведывательные корабли}}</ref>

==Operational history==

In late May 2023 Russia stated that the Ivan Khurs had been engaged by uncrewed surface vessels belonging to Ukraine with at least one USV being destroyed by weapons on board<ref name=altman>{{cite news |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=24 May 2023 |title=Russia Claims Ukrainian Drone Boats Attacked Its Navy Ship Off Turkey |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russia-claims-ukrainian-drone-boats-attacked-its-navy-ship-off-turkey |work=The Drive  |access-date=25 May 2023}} </ref>. Ukrainian defence intelligence confirmed the strike and said one of the drones had made contact with its target.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belobrova |first=Ekaterina |date=2023-05-24 |title=Ukrainian maritime drones fail to detect Russian reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs. Video. |url=https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-war/news-ukrainian-maritime-drones-fail-to-detect-russian-reconnaissance-ship-ivan-khurs-video-25-05-2023.html |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Obozrevatel |language=en}}</ref> <!-- On 25 May 2023, a video from a different source appeared which shows a different USV reaching the ship and detonating in close proximity to the ship. Currently, there isn't any information about the possible damage that happened to the ship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 May 2023 |title=Ukraine Weapons Tracker on Twitter: Ukraine: Yesterday, MoD claimed to foil a Ukrainian attempt to attack the Ivan Khurs intelligence ship in the Black Sea with 3x kamikaze uncrewed surface vessels, showing one destroyed by fire from the ship.