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The Ukrainian Navy has launched a strike using a volley of modern Swedish-made, long-range anti-ship missiles, destroying a Russian-controlled offshore drilling platform in the Black Sea, according to an official statement from Kyiv released on Monday. Footage published by the Ukrainian Naval Forces later that evening appears to show at least two missile-like projectiles hitting and exploding on the Sivash platform, a jack-up rig located roughly 60–80 kilometers northwest of Russian-annexed Crimea Peninsula. According to Ukrainian sources, Russian forces had repurposed the abandoned structure as a multifunctional military site, using it for aerial surveillance, electronic warfare operations, and air defense deployment. The edited video, approximately three minutes long, shows nighttime missile launches followed by large explosions on the platform’s main structure. Additional imagery from naval and aerial drones depicts Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels and FPV drones also taking part in the assault, suggesting a coordinated multi-domain strike during a night operation at sea. The Ukrainian Navy identified the weapon used as the RBS-15 “Gungnir,” a Swedish-developed long-range anti-ship missile produced by Saab. Both Ukrainian and Russian military-affiliated media sources reportedly acknowledged the use of this missile system in the engagement. According to manufacturer specifications, the RBS-15 is a relatively large missile – about 4.3 meters in length and weighing roughly 650 kilograms – that can be deployed from ships, aircraft, or ground launchers. It travels at subsonic speed and relies on a combination of inertial navigation, GPS guidance, and active radar homing in its terminal phase. Because it operates on a “fire-and-forget” principle, it does not require further guidance after launch. Designed for operations in both coastal cluttered environments and open seas, the missile incorporates advanced avionics and electronic counter-countermeasure systems, making it more resistant to jamming and spoofing attempts. First introduced in the 1980s, the RBS-15 has undergone continuous modernization, with the latest Mk IV variant considered a highly accurate long-range naval strike weapon. Ukrainian naval officials stated that each missile carried a conventional high-explosive warhead of around 200 kilograms. However, they did not specify which version of the RBS-15 was used in the attack, nor did they provide details on how Ukraine obtained the system. Older variants of the missile, such as Mk I and Mk II, have a range of approximately 70 kilometers, which would likely be insufficient for a land-based strike against the Sivash platform unless launched from relatively close positions on Ukraine’s southern coastline. More advanced versions, including Mk III and Mk IV, extend the range beyond 200–300 kilometers, enabling longer-range stand-off attacks that better match Ukraine’s mobile strike strategy. A Ukrainian defense analysis group, Militarnyi, also reported that the released footage clearly shows RBS-15 missiles being used, and noted that Ukraine and Sweden reportedly concluded an agreement for the transfer of such systems in 2024. Open-source information indicates that several countries—including Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Bulgaria, Algeria, and Thailand—operate the RBS-15 system. European operators have generally supported Ukraine through various forms of military assistance, although there have been no publicly confirmed transfers of this missile type. Any third-party transfer would typically require Swedish approval under export control rules. Ukraine also fields its own domestically developed anti-ship missile, the “Long Neptune.” This system is heavier than the RBS-15 but has a simpler design and is considered more vulnerable to electronic warfare, though it reportedly offers a longer range and a larger warhead. One of the most notable uses of the Neptune system occurred in April 2022, when Ukrainian missiles struck and sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s flagship cruiser, Moskva. Since then, Neptune missiles have been used in a wide range of strikes targeting Russian naval vessels, radar installations, ferries, energy infrastructure, drone launch sites, and defense production facilities, with dozens of confirmed operations reported. Russian forces, in turn, have targeted key Ukrainian production sites connected to the Neptune program, including facilities in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. These strikes have damaged infrastructure, caused casualties among personnel, and reduced Ukraine’s ability to produce missiles at scale.
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