Russian intelligence vessel “Ivan Khurs” project 18280 approached the coast of Odesa at a distance of 20 miles.

Dumskaya informs.

The ship of the aggressor country appeared yesterday, February 6, 2022.

His movement was monitored by the ship of the Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

“We monitor their [Russian warships] presence in the exclusive maritime economic zone, monitor maneuvers and violations of international maritime law. “The ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet “Ivan Khurs” did not enter the territorial sea of Ukraine,” the Ukrainian Sea Guard reported.

The communications ship “Ivan Khurs” is the second Project 18280 vessel, was constructed by Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf JSC in St. Petersburg and designed by Central Design Bureau Iceberg OJSC.

The vessel is intended to provide intelligence-gathering, surveillance, communications, fleet management, electronic warfare in the Black Sea and in remote parts of the world’s oceans.

Brief specifications:

Displacement: 2500 tons (standard), 4000 (full load)
Length: 96 m
Beam: 16 m
Draft: 4 m
Propulsion: 2×2720 hp 5DRA diesels, 2 fixed pitch propellers, ADG-630 x630 kW diesel-generators
Speed: 20knots
Range: 8000 nmi (16 knots)
Crew: 131 sailors
Armament: 6 9K38 “Igla” SAM system launchers (32 9M39 missiles) 2×1 14,5 mm MTPU-1 “Zhalo”

The vessel was laid down on November 14, 2013, launched on May 16, 2017. It was commissioned on June 25, 2018. He arrived in occupied Sevastopol in January 2019.

The intelligence-gathering vessel “Ivan Khurs” is part of the 519 division of reconnaissance vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In addition to this ship, the Russian Black Sea Fleet includes 3 more reconnaissance vessels of projects 861M and 864.