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submitted 3 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Ukraine's military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula. 

The Rostov-on-Don, a kilo-class attack submarine launched in 2014, sank after it was struck in a missile attack on the port city of Sevastopol on Friday, Ukraine's general staff said in a statement. 

It was reportedly one of four submarines operated by Russia's Black Sea fleet capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles. The Russian defence ministry has not commented. 

Officials in Kyiv said the attack also destroyed four S-400 air defence systems protecting the peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

.......wait, what? Its hard to tell from context.

Are you saying you're glad that at least russia still has it's nuclear sub?

Or are you saying you're glad that russia wasn't attempting to use a nuclear sub?

[-] einkorn@feddit.org 40 points 3 months ago

I guess they mean that they are happy it wasn't a nuclear-powered sub because of the environmental damages the release of radioactive material might cause.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago

Wat. Seems a much more reasonable read is that they are grateful a Russian nuclear sub isn't contaminating the entire area right now

[-] frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What the other guy said. I don’t support Russia, but nuclear fallout is bad for everybody. Underwater nuclear explosion would be more contained than in the air, but I don’t wanna see radioactive fish with three eyes.

[-] MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago

Destroying a nuclear sub, or a nuclear weapon, doesn't lead to a nuclear explosion. It takes considerable care to cause a nuclear explosion, and smashing a reactor or warhead just leaves you with a pile of radioactive scrap.

Not saying that isn't a problem, but it's way less of a problem than a nuclear explosion

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

Destroying a nuclear sub, or a nuclear weapon

Or any craft with a nuclear reactor.

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