At a meeting with military expert Viktor Litovkin HABER.ru He stated that the Utes cruise missile of Russia’s coastal missile system (BRK) is capable of causing serious damage.
He said that the DBK, which had been neglected after the return of Crimea in 2014, had begun to be restored.
“The warhead of this complex can weigh 300-350 kilograms. This is a very powerful warhead and can cause very serious destruction,” Litovkin said.
The creation of the Utes DBK in Crimea began in 1961. The first launch of rockets for training purposes took place ten years later. After the division of the USSR Black Sea Fleet, it went to the Ukrainian Navy, which scrapped one division in 2002. The second division collapsed without protection. The DBK can carry P-35B anti-ship cruise missiles weighing more than four tons.
Yuri Knutov, director of the Air Defense Forces Museum in February 2022 commented Exercises using coastal missile systems (BRK) “Bastion” of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF). He noted that the Bastion complexes are part of a powerful defense system, without which any potential enemy finds itself in a vulnerable position.
Previously, Russian air defense forces reflected ATACMS missile attack on Crimean bridge.