Thread by @CovertShores

***UPDATE***
Thread 1/n

Refined likely damage assessment: this is an ex-submarine

New photos of #Russian navy submarine hit by #Ukrainian cruise missiles in Sevastopol show damage is even worse than previous noted. Photos appear credible. Pressure hull has massive breaches

2.
Damage to rear section near propulsion space, as well as bow area, means basically no hull sections are likely salvageable. Implications are that internals are wrecked along most or whole length of submarine

Note cutaway is port (left)

3.
This damage appears to be blown outward. One possible explanation *might* be a sympathetic battery explosion (?). Opinions welcome.

4.
Would be interesting to see reexaminations of available satellite imagery, how well does this match?

However, this looks absolutely credible to me. Beware people who over-analyse with an agenda

5.
This matches previous assessment and confirms massive damage. Combined with damage further aft, conforms in my mind that pressure hull was breached. This cannot realistically be repaired

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I am confident that any repair (which is anyway unrealistic) cannot be done in Sevastopol. Submarine would need to be patched and towed or on a barge, probably ti St. Petersburg.

Source of images

https://twitter.com/citeam_en/status/1703736274484334701

I’m leaning away from the battery theory. Moot point. Whatever the reason, it is only of interest not consequence

Re outward explosion, I’m leaning away from the battery theory. Moot point anyway. Whatever the reason, it is only of interest, not consequence

Correction to title:

***Submarine Cutaway of the Day***

“Rostov on Gone”