The invaders strengthened the defense of the shipyard in Kerch with an artillery boat

The invaders in Kerch have strengthened the defense of the “Zaliv” shipyard, adding an artillery boat to the barges to protect against naval drones.

The Russians have moored the project 1204 artillery boat Shmel to one of the barges in the waters of the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch. This is reported by the “Crimean Wind”.

The Russians blocked the bay itself near the “Zaliv” in January of this year. Already in March, the invaders began to build fortifications and long-term defensive positions (DOTs) on the approaches to the factory bay. In this way, they hoped to protect it from attacks by naval drones.

Recall, the Zaliv shipyard is actively engaged in the construction of ships for the Russian fleet. Last summer, the enterprise began forming the hull of the new universal landing ship “Ivan Rogov” of project 23900.

Before that, the “Zaliv” built a small missile ship “Askold”, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed right on the territory of the plant in November 2023.

Reference: “Bumblebee” is a river artillery boat with light armor, a displacement of 73 tons, a length of 27 meters and a speed of up to 24 knots. It is equipped with a 76-mm gun, machine guns, a launcher for 17 140-mm multiple launch rocket systems and a portable anti-aircraft missile system. The invaders transferred such boats to the Sea of ​​Azov from the Caspian Flotilla during the full-scale war against Ukraine.

The day before, USM reported that a major fire broke out at the Onezkyi Shipbuilding Plant in Petrozavodsk (Russia). It is already known that there are casualties as a result of the fire.