"This is gigantania": The Navy Captain pointed to the shortcomings of the new ship of the Russian Federation "Ivan Rogov" (video)

Details of construction of the captain of the 1st rank of the reserve of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy (2004-2020), strategic expert of the company "Sonata" Andriy Ryzhenko told on the air of the TV. "It was adopted in St. Petersburg, somewhere in 2017-2019 they went out for its construction. The most suitable for them was the plant" halls "in Kerch with weather conditions and dimensions.

The idea is that it will be a universal helicopter," Ryzhenko said. According to him, the new ship was planned to be completed in 2025, but the terms were postponed to 2028. He also noted an interesting detail: the main engines of "Ivan Rogov" will be gas turbine, and in Russia by 2014 they did not build such at all. "Then they actually stole our production, moved it to the Rybinsk of the Russian Federation, they did something there. Here they plan to build such engines for them," the captain said.

He also noted that in the Black Sea, there is insufficient space for operations with such a large landing ship, and the scale of the vessel can cause problems in the event of real fighting. "It is gigantomania. Although the ship itself is, of course, powerful, but the conditions that are now in the area of ​​the maritime operation in the Black Sea show that its vulnerability is growing," Ryzhenko expressed his opinion.

At the same time, he noted that Ivan Rogov's air defense will be vulnerable to Ukrainian drones. "During construction, it was already reinforced. It was a simple system, it was called a" duo ", it is a 30-mm gun, and a Multic. Ukrainian sea drones were added, for which such a goal is actually perfect, " - said Andrei Ryzhenko. Ivan Rogov's landing ship 23900 should accommodate up to 1,000 paratroopers, up to 75 pieces of equipment and up to 20 helicopters.

Defense Express Viewers wrote on April 3 that satellite images confirmed the progress in the construction of a ship, which was conceived as one of the most powerful in the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. However, the Russians were unable to adhere to the initial terms and postponed it to the Navy by 2027.

According to the stated characteristics, it should reach about 220 meters in length and 40 meters wide (for comparison, the Russian missile cruiser "Moscow" had 186 meters in length destroyed). Also, the Defense Express development director Valery Ryabikh told on April 3, how much money the Russian Federation puts in the Ivan Rogov ship. According to him, the cost of the project is estimated at 100 billion rubles (over $ 720 million at a current rate).