Russian corvette Ivanovets

{{Short description|Patrol ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet}}

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Ivanovets, formerly R-334, was a {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette}} of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. She was laid down on 4 January 1988 at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard and launched a year later on 28 July 1989. The corvette was accepted into the Black Sea fleet on 30 December 1989.{{Cite web |title=Ракетный катер "Ивановец" Черноморского Флота |trans-title=Missile Boat "Ivanovets" |url=https://www.kchf.ru/ship/mrk/r334.htm |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=www.kchf.ru}}{{Cite web |title="Ивановец" |trans-title=Ivanovets |url=https://flot.com/nowadays/strength/surfaceships/ivanovetz/ |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=flot.com}}

In August 2013, Ivanovets underwent major repairs in drydock. The corvette was intended to join the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea but was chosen to participate in security measures in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi. She subsequently tracked NATO ships at sea and made a voyage to Syria.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2021 |title=ПРИВЕТ ИЗ СЕВАСТОПОЛЯ — Ковров. Газета Знамя Труда |trans-title=Greetings from Sevastopol |url=http://zt-kovrov.ru/2021/11/11/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8F/ |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=ru-RU}}

In 2020, the ship carried out patrols near the Ukrainian offshore drilling platforms belonging to the Chornomornaftogaz company.{{Cite web |title=«Ивановец» охороняє захоплені Росією плавучі бурові установки |trans-title=“Ivanovets” bury floating drilling rigs buried by Russia |url=https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/yvanovets-ohoronyaye-zahopleni-rosiyeyu-plavuchi-burovi-ustanovky/ |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=Ukrainian Military Portal |language=uk}}{{Cite news |last=Krutov |first=Mark |date=2 February 2024 |title=Кто проживает на дне океана. Атака на ракетный катер "Ивановец" |trans-title=Who Lives at the Bottom of the Ocean. Attack on the Missile Boat "Ivanovets" |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/kto-prozhivaet-na-dne-okeana-ataka-na-raketnyy-kater-ivanovets-/32802691.html |access-date=4 January 2025 |work=Radio Liberty |language=ru}}

On 21 July 2023, during training exercises in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, Ivanovets sank the {{ship|Ukrainian corvette|Ternopil}} with an anti-ship cruise missile. Ternopil, captured by Russia in 2014 during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, was used as a live-fire practice target.{{Cite web |last= |date=24 July 2023 |title=Russian corvette Ivanovets fires supersonic missile on Ukrainian corve |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2023/russian-corvette-ivanovets-fires-supersonic-missile-on-ukrainian-corvette-ternopil |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 1 February 2024, Ivanovets was attacked by Ukrainian forces using MAGURA maritime drones.{{Cite news |date=1 February 2024 |title=Ukraine says it sank Russian warship off coast of Crimea and unleashed 'massive' missile barrage on peninsula |first1=Vasco |last1=Cotovio |first2=Yulia |last2=Kesaieva |first3=Radina |last3=Gigova |first4=Christian |last4=Edwards |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/01/europe/ukraine-russian-warship-crimea-ivanovets-intl/index.html |access-date=7 March 2024 |work=CNN |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last2=Pleitgen |first2=Frederik |last1=Ataman |first1=Joseph |date=5 February 2024 |title=A Ukrainian pilot outlines how drones powered by jet skis sunk a Russian warship |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/05/europe/ukraine-drone-jet-skis-russian-warship-intl/index.html |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=CNN}} The vessel sustained severe damage to her hull from the detonations from anti-ship missiles and sunk. Although Russia claims the crew was evacuated, the Russian defense ministry did not comment on reports of the ship sinking. The attack took place {{convert|12|km}} from Donuzlav and {{convert|8|km}} from the village of Okunevka on the Black Sea coast.{{Cite web |last=Koval |first=Sergery |date=1 February 2024 |title=A Russian missile boat was sunk off the coast of Crimea. What is known about it? |url=https://ru.krymr.com/a/krym-potoplen-ros-raketnyy-kater/32801464.html |access-date=4 January 2025 |website=Крым.Реалии |language=ru}} According to the main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the loss of the boat cost Russia between 60 and 70 million dollars.

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