Putin warship blown up & ‘SUNK’ by Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones: The Frontline with Jerome Starkey

On this week's episode of The Frontline with Jerome Starkey a swarm of Ukrainian sea drones have sunk yet another Russian warship and news come through from Europe that €50B of aid is on its war to Kyiv.
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[@kc4cvh]

If the commanding officer didn't go down with his ship, he'll go out of a 22nd-storey window.

[@Instantpower332]

he just wants to get some fresh air. You no those ships are very stuffy...

[@bjornwill5654]

He was seen rowing towards the Romanian coast.

[@ddse1371]

Last seen was still swimming towards Romanian coast

[@harryhewitt6795]

He's still airborne . .

[@nigelmorley5414]

KGB (FSB) traditionally use the 6th floor !

[@dpelpal]

Russia is losing a naval war against a country with no navy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Geny]

Not really, just because they have lost a ship, doesn't mean they are losing any war. When the Russian flagship was sunk, it was all over the news. When the Ukrainian flagship was sunk by their own people, no mainstream Western media reports it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@graemes52]

There is NO naval war

[@flowpipe]

​​@@GenyEurope is cold and eating hamsters! How's your district heating and can you still afford eggs? 😂

[@hgggvfvbhfc1839]

​@@Geny конечно, гений, затопления Украиной своего флагмана (без экипажа) остановило высадку десанта, потери ЗСУ, а в дальнейшем и разгром и уничтожение тысяч морских десантников РФ. Размен хорош!

[@dw620]

@@Geny The scuttling of the Hetman Sahaidachny at Mykolaiv to stop it falling into Russian hands in the initial phase of the invasion was reported all over the Western Press. If you'd bothered to check Wikipedia the sources for that include the likes of The Times. Good try on your false story...

[@user-hv7kt9zc3m]

All this by a country that doesn't have a navy shows you how good Ukraine is and how bad the russian military is

[@NemoEatsWorld]

Unless Ukraine makes some real gains. This is going to go in forever. And the west will eventually get bored. They had their chance twice. Fot counter offensive. But they didn't listen when the west told them to punch thru and fight. Instead now they all bogged down with mine fields everywhere.

[@michaelsquire7021]

Keep reporting on Ukraine to inform and support them

[@rossib6974]

Been reporting with thousands of like with hardly few hundred nowadays with few hundred more against Ukraine is telling us about support for Ukraine !

[@patriot388]

Orbin: "sorry Vlad! I did my best!" 😂

[@Al-oe8ib]

Orban is Trump’s new idol, his crush

[@RobynSaavedra]

This is a great day for Ukraine. You rock Jerome Starkey. Thank you for bring the news well delivered.

[@itsonlyme9938]

The Russian navy has know the BIGGEST under sea fleet in the whole world.

[@TooBadToBeAway1]

Ant it was beaten by a country that does not have a navy. 🤣😂

[@viktory2023-ph8bn]

😂 найбільша кількість затонулих підводних експонатів для дайверів . Ми будемо 🎉 збирати непогані кошти на екскурсіях

[@michaelwakeford2336]

No for long!

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@viktory2023-ph8bnI love the idea! I would visit the new coral reefs when I come to Ukraine and Ukrainian Crimea. I would happily pay to see that! 🫡🇺🇦

[@addamr2052]

@itsonlyme9938, Whoopty do ! The Russian navy has about much credibility then an old coal boiler powered fleet of tug boats .

[@HKim0072]

Not sure if "giving money" to Ukraine is the right wording. How about...funding Ukraine military operations to stop a dictator from stealing more European land.

[@michaelkneringer3194]

What is that old 'saying'? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. EU has to take the stand against Putin, what ever the cost. Resonance of Churchill, still applicable today.

[@sarahbatsford4791]

Grow up & get the facts.

[@joshdurbin8045]

​. That is facts. 🇺🇲💯

[@aljundating1574]

Well said. Right perspective is the key.

[@kooperativekrohn819]

Ah yes like my country the UK Giving the corrupt ukranian money that we need , our own countries ran by a bloody dictator , id feel more free in russia than the Uk right now. All that kit we donated at the start of the war . Where is that?

[@verdebusterAP]

Losing naval supremacy to country with no navy How embarrassing is that

[@dpelpal]

The entire russian military is an embarrasement lol. They just announced they are no longer trying to take Avdiivka....Russia is a total joke military🤣

[@viktory2023-ph8bn]

З 2014 року Авдіївку беруть😂

[@muckle8]

@dpelpal Ukraine is history - if you believe otherwise you are naive or a fool.

[@Al-oe8ib]

A bit like air superiority?

[@krisshivrattan11]

Kick Orban out of E U and N A T O

[@Kea605]

Orban Putin brother. Spy in EU.

[@voditel-le7yr]

А как же демократические ценности?

[@voditel-le7yr]

@@Kea605 причём тут завальный?,я спрашиваю у автора поста который говорит что надо орбана выгнать отовсюду,это у них "демократия"называется!?

[@bcshelby4926]

@@voditel-le7yr ...Орбан не демократ, у него есть авторитарный правый авторитарный лидер, который вместе со своей партией Фидес использует махинации и мошенничество, чтобы захватить венгерское правительство. Недавно он посоветовал Республиканской партии в Штатах взять под контроль эту страну и сокрушить там демократию. Хс близок к Путину и выступает против введения ЕС санкций против России за незаконное вторжение на Украину.

[@Al-oe8ib]

Trump loves him

[@JustReed]

Russia: Get OUT of Ukraine!

[@dpelpal]

Russia has already lost the war, really. In the last 18 months russia has lost 50% of the ground it had in June '22. That's losing. And now russia has announced they're giving up trying to take Avdiivka. It's over for russia, really. Their military is just a total joke.

[@manbifabio]

Do you know this 🤡with👠👠??

[@bw6524]

​@@manbifabioyour papa?

[@mackyjack3929]

@@bw6524😂

[@manbifabio]

@@bw6524 wrong! she is your friend doped zelenskj !!!🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@eddypan8]

I feel sorry for the poor sod that has to tell putin he's lost another ship. Hope he stays away from high windows and cups of tea.

[@boardcertifiable]

Don't forget airplanes too.

[@theredsamuraiAlbion]

hes so loyal, thats why we still havent flied out a window

[@NealePinkney-td2cn]

Probably send a tex so he can't hear him laughing

[@rossib6974]

Putin knows the cost of its defensive War against 52 Countries but we don't ! Everyday there is something wrong within West from riots to economy

[@vladasenov]

I feel sorry for us, the British people, that will have to pay for the lunacy of our ruling elite - the Russians will never forget that we have sunk their ships! They always come to collect their debt. And who will protect us - NATO, USA or our pathetic navy and army?

[@MADhaseX]

This isn't a sinking ship. This is clearly a Russian submarine in rapid descent.

[@Dark_Bandon]

Zelenskyy. C7. Putin. HIT.💥 Zelenskyy. D8. Putin HIT.💥 Zelenskyy. E9 Putin. HIT.💥YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

💯💯💯💯

[@reecom9884]

The Russian warship Ivanovets when down so fast! In the last video scene you can see the ship's bow sticking up 90 degrees in the air. Early reports says there were no survivors rescued in the freezing sea.

[@ruZsiaNa-C]

If you look closely, you can see jack and rose (titanic movie)😂😂

[@Dark_Bandon]

@@ruZsiaNa-C Ironically the Kremlin Gremlin thought he was "KING OF THE WORLD".

[@ruZsiaNa-C]

@@Dark_Bandon 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@graemes52]

He is the King of the world, a small ship sunk means nothing in the grans scheme of things. @@Dark_Bandon

[@bradkubota6968]

Report I saw had it in an inlet. Surprised not one was rescued. Seems like rescue is not world class in the russian navy.

[@stevenbaer5999]

Let see if the Russians say something like their own ship was actually carrying any Ukrainians in POW for prisoners exchange

[@yenlinhtran69]

They would said that they repelled 50 sea drones, only had 3 casualties, and put out an old video of the ship and its crew as proof that everything is going well. They might even do an AI on the dead captain in a zoom meeting.

[@harryhewitt6795]

no, this time potty mouth lavrov is claiming it was taking orphans on a cruise . .

[@randominternetguy8735]

Ukraine is so generous, they keep donating new submarines to the Russians

[@gazisher2372]

Thank you, EU leaders (excluding Victor Orban)!

[@voditel-le7yr]

Витя молодец наш человек!!!

[@harryhewitt6795]

kyiv in 3 days! @@voditel-le7yr

[@truthbsaid1600]

Best of all, Turkey has not allowed new Russian warships to enter the Black Sea thru the Strait of Bosporus since the start of the war. What you have is all you have.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

I never liked Erdogan before that, but because of that and the times he has deliberately made putin wait - he’s not so bad.😅

[@H8tra1n]

only Montreux Convention

[@kensota]

Glory to Ukraine! Please help Ukrainian refugees in your country. Several Ukrainian families here in Pinellas County, Florida

[@Matty-kelly]

There's a Ukraine child in my daughters school, her and her mother live with another child's parents

[@ibrahimamaiga4728]

Ils n'ont qu'à retourner dans leur pays pour aider l'armée ukrainienne.

[@stevehogan7843]

Excellent summary of key events!

[@apsmith1635]

Russia will end up as the country with the most submarines

[@horseman6437]

Maybe with most submarines on the seabed.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@horseman6437😂😂😂😂

[@Ed123]

@apsmith1635: That is single use submarines.

[@likegod2unga99]

On the ocean floor 😅😅

[@AnP865]

Viktor Sokolov the Commander hasn't been seen since 23rd September. Gerasimov, the CHIEF OF STAFF for ffs, also has been missing since December 29th.

[@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws]

That's a huge explosion

[@user-tl6tb7ob6e]

The bots on this channel are wild

[@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337]

Agreed the bots keep saying ukros r losing when ukros r clearly winning during their spring counteroffensive

[@dpelpal]

@@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337 Russia just gave up in Avkiivka, has lost ground in the last month, and in the last 18 months russia has lost almost 50% of the land they originally held in Ukraine. _Russia has already lost the war._

[@Dark_Bandon]

That's to be expected. The Krembots are commenting if their lives depend on it because they do. Any drop in their COPE LEVELS gets them mobilized and sent to the Ukrainian meat grinder or the bottom of the black sea. Glug Glug Glug.😂

[@viktory2023-ph8bn]

wild Russian bots, Russians are descendants of the country of androphages

[@harryhewitt6795]

Indeed, copbot, i a few months the AFU liberated and denazified 12x more lof their country than the muscovite fascists infested in the last 1 8! Kyiv in 3 days???@@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337

[@rickgbarlow1]

The Russians were too upset about that plane going down in Belgarod for it to be full of Ukrainian POW’s… they lost a lot of defence missiles that day. Thanks for reporting, this should be on uk mainstream news every day.

[@user-wn4iw1zj9l]

Слава Україні!

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Героям слава!!

[@hgggvfvbhfc1839]

Решение Европы о выделение средств Украина попривествовала фейверком на море !

[@voditel-le7yr]

Это настолько жалкие деньги что выглядит издевательством над Украиной,Украине требуется в месяц в три раза больше!

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Yes! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@colinbeck1285]

The Russian warship is in wet dock at the moment. Needs a few repairs.

[@jason1440]

Seemed like that second hit almost cut the ship in half.

[@harryhewitt6795]

It must have, the water is not deep enough there for the bow to stick straight up loke that if the s hip was in one piece.

[@wolfgangdopke5290]

What would be left of the Russian fleet if it had to compete against NATO's Luxembourg?

[@dpelpal]

At this point, the russian military is such a joke they'd lose to my country Sweden. And I am to mean this, russia is a total joke military lol

[@bud4792]

At this point, I'm pretty sure the Russian fleet would lose to Iceland😂

[@user-hd2yj1qc5n]

Слава Богу!

[@wolfgangdopke5290]

Which individual parts of Gerasimov are currently located where? 🤔

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

😂😂😂

[@ponce1741]

according to ruzz this was just a army movement to test the sank of a decoy ship

[@dpelpal]

According to russia they aren't just fighting Ukraine, either. They're fighting the USA, the EU, NATO, Thailand, Space Aliens, the Keebler Elves, and the teenage mutant ninja turtles. And don't forget, russia gonna take _KYIV IN THREE DAYS!_ 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Dark_Bandon]

They'll also claim it was filled with Ukrainian POW's...

[@graemes52]

Quoting internet Myths is embarrassing. @@dpelpal

[@hgggvfvbhfc1839]

Полезно слушать кремлёвского карлика и его генералов рабов, они такую ахинею несут, но сразу понимаешь, что у таких командующих реально сотни тысяч собственных потерь.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@dpelpal😂😂😂

[@hartindc]

I really like these reviews of the local situations throughout the battlefields.

[@H8tra1n]

Война с эффектом присутствия, без эффекта присутствия.. p.s. мне из Киева тоже так видится, но только до того момента когда звучат сирены и слышны звуки работы пво

[@Gwanzan3325]

Lot of wins for Ukraine today! Next obstacle is the Trump Republican fifth columnists.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

We’ll take care of that here in America, no problem. Maybe trump himself will continue to become more and more confused and by the time the election rolls around, he will have no brain cells left. Not that he has ever had that many to begin with… 😂

[@candykane4271]

⁠@@Rocket_scientist_88 How many billions have you earned? Trumps boys will keep him lucrative.

[@inthend5]

Great reporting! Very professional!

[@Emre9128V2]

also can you guys please put some more go pro tank footage

[@smeralda4431]

.. I cannot understand why people are still puzzling or keeping quiet about whether soldiers were transported on this flight. Either the body parts of several dozen soldiers are scattered there, or they aren't. What is this fuss about?? .. ​

[@harryhewitt6795]

They weren't

[@timkline162]

So how many Ukrainian POWs were on that ship?

[@yenlinhtran69]

Hmmm, I will get back to you with the final numbers once I discuss it with my supervisors and the western news outlets. I also have to find someone to type up the ship manifest just in case the paperwork went down with the ship.

[@FanTomas12]

66 😂

[@harryhewitt6795]

Potty mouth lavrov is claiming it was orphans this time.

[@Frank-hn3yj]

Putin will claim its just a scratch

[@dpelpal]

Kinda like the 500,000 men russia has lost, and the entire world laughing at the russian military. And tiny Ukraine didn't even have a military 3 years ago😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dark_Bandon]

He will simply pretend it never happened because nothing is allowed to spoil his upcoming coronation as King of the Muscovy Worms.

[@Jamel56]

Awesome report! Thank you veru much

[@mao22gop87]

😂😂😂 Now putin denounces the attack, alleging that he was taking prisoners and that Ukraine knew about it. 😂😂😂

[@estherkisob9919]

Great update as usual. Thanks very much. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Carlosweaver0147]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊

[@heathertomlinson3948]

Thank you for continuing coverage

[@Carlosweaver0147]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊

[@pauldavis9387]

You sank my battleship!😂

[@SeemoreDunkan]

❤

[@ralphups7782]

SLAVA UKRAINI 💙💛

[@simonruddy8265]

Ukraine certainly have the upper hand currently. The home developed and home made technology developments coming to the battlefield is helping drive the defence and offensive methodology, and making defence easier with less front line attrition, surely the Russians can't keep throwing and wasting human and equipment resources indefinitely and will lose the will at some point, as many of the front line Russian military seem to do currently.

[@brettbenson7690]

Second best Navy in a theatre with only one Navy.

[@PlymouthVT]

The Sun has the best Ukraine coverage. Excellent work guys thank you thats why i subbed!

[@harryhewitt6795]

It is pathetic, days out of date and frequently totally uninformed.

[@PlymouthVT]

@@harryhewitt6795 So's your mom.

[@user-bo5xw9lh1l]

This can’t be financially, smart for Putin

[@williamwells1862]

For some reason Ruzzies cannot shoot down storm shadown missiles. Their trajectory, speed, and end of flight trajectory does it.

[@johnmitchell1614]

If the aircraft that was shot down was transporting missiles, wouldn't the military be able to tell from the explosion that this was indeed the case. A cargo of prisoners doesn't explode?

[@user-fq7vs8dl5k]

That Russian submarine looked like a burned up cigar.

[@chrisyoung9653]

3 jets and a warship in 24hrs. 😅

[@ramadankadriu5336]

Ruzzia lost every war in 20th century, against Japan in 1905, again in WW1< in WW2,even against Chechnya ruZZia lost, Germany killed more then 13 millions russian soldiers, Germany lost against UK and US

[@Gigantus636]

And 1 puppetensky dream

[@chrisyoung9653]

@@Gigantus636 and a helicopter bwahaha 🤡. To dumb to hide tour account age? 😂

[@chrisyoung9653]

@@Gigantus636 3 week old account bwahahaha 🤡

[@harryhewitt6795]

cope loserbot. Heil bunker rat putrid! @@Gigantus636

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Of course the BBC reported this as a non “confirmed” notice…hehehe. Typical.

[@harryhewitt6795]

The bbc still refers to this attempted genocide as an 'smo'

[@leoescio6476]

Justice must Prevail

[@allanrose3661]

The fish thank the Ukrainian Navy for their new home.

[@tarasyk2006]

Я з України дуже вас прошу підтримуйте нас бо нам дуже важко ми дуже стараємся вистояти !!!! Без вас вільних людей не получиться зламати цю диктатуру!!!! Дякую всім хто з нами.

[@Z.Kolosovskiy]

Ты нацист и бандеровец, о чем поется в вашем нацистом гимне! В ответственны за хохлокост! Диктатура это украинский нацизм Степана Бандеры

[@moduc996]

Apologies, my math isn’t as good as it was before. 50 Billion euros from 27 EU countries in 4 years, plus waiting for 60B dollars from the US? ? That is approximately 0.46B euros per year per country. Why can’t Europeans step up and send more or equal amount as the US?

[@harryhewitt6795]

Europe has provided far mlore than murica, and as a proportion of gdp murica's contribution has been pathetic.

[@fat_basturd5345]

@@harryhewitt6795no they haven’t chump.

[@harryhewitt6795]

Yes they have murican @@fat_basturd5345

[@addamr2052]

I suddenly feel the need to have myself a triple Shot Russian vodka on ice because it's got that long refreshing SINKING feeling .

[@jacquesjacques-yh8hh]

It is sad for the 50 poor sailors inside this sunken ship......Condoleance for their families in russia.....I hope that they will understand at least how criminal is their Putin...

[@AMERFIN]

Can anyone else hear the song rubber ducky playing in their heads? 😂

[@zo3788]

The Sun does extremely good work & reporting, just wanted to thank you guys for the amazing job that you all do... keep it up guys!!!👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Glory to the heroes God Bless 🙏🏾 Glory to Ukraine!!!

[@Bartolinivivalacoca]

As everything goes as planned 😁

[@theonefrancis696]

The ship didn't sink, she upgrade to a submarine. THis is part of the top secret naval project from New Soviet

[@IATotal]

Impressive!! where is the new US support? come on!!

[@zacharymcleod3111]

The us has poured the most money into Ukraine so far

[@trader2137]

@@zacharymcleod3111 the money buys weapons that are made in USA, so the money stays in the country basically and improves labor market

[@IATotal]

@@zacharymcleod3111 what I mean, is where is the new aid?, for me is incredible that republicans are now the best friends of Putin, Reagan should be rolling in his grave

[@IATotal]

@@trader2137 True

[@basedglennuk]

All gone to the Zionists 🇮🇱 that own the US Congress..

[@billnorman7260]

GOOO UKRAINE DRONES 🇺🇦 GOOO UKRAINE HERO'S 🇺🇦 SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 😊GOOO

[@rubenzamora9383]

Great news and information!!!

[@SindariGreymoon]

4 people;e supposedly on the plane are already back in Ukraine. Also, Russia stated no prisoner swaps earlier, then, suddenly they decided to without telling anyone. Either it had missiles or it was a war crime perpetrated by Russia to trick the Ukrainians. You pick.

[@ZeRo-je1sd]

Thanks to Living G-d f❤❤❤❤

[@machdaddy6451]

The Moskva welcomes his new neighbor.

[@webart3938]

Was Warship Ivanovets Now this Warship renamed on KABZONovets😀😃😄😁😆😅

[@miguelangelleonherraiz8343]

Bravo Ukrania seguid así

[@elchapopablo3973]

PUTIN JUST LIKE: "i want quit this war but how about my ego"😣

[@sot11cat]

ruSSia ia w(h)in(n)ing 😂😂😂😂. Since... ever... What global clowns OMG! Losing the Black Sea armada by a foe with neither naval nor serious aviation capabilities... Yet, ruSSia can challenge NATO... 😂😂😂

[@LR-jk2jk]

why do you put SUNK in quotes? Like it maybe hasn't but we should say it has? Weird. What were the other options: levitated, flipped, submerged, rogered? 'OMG'.

[@Pahwah]

What most people don't understand is that the $40b from the EU, and the $60b from America does not go to Ukraine. Those programs would be better described as social employment programs, as all that money is spent in the countries that are giving it, to produce arms, meaning employment for people, with those munitions then being sent to Ukraine.

[@MOB520AZ]

Some of it, not all of it.

[@petersmith349]

Putin the Great Ido not think more like the Nedelin catastrophe both went with a bang.

[@RRaucina]

Don't worry about the sunken sailors, they were all drunk and died peacefully.

[@antonioferreiradesousa6443]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dhyannirmegh8327]

great commentary

[@emekaisepromise5358]

❤❤

[@rdbchase]

The footage appears to be from a number of drones, not one.

[@penroc3]

go sea babies!!!!!

[@connor4889]

Thats crazy footage. You can see the massive breach at 1:08 on the side.

[@josemanuelgarcia4406]

Wladimir Sparrow's fleet on its underwater highway to Hell...

[@4dirt2racer0]

around 5:15 dam how drunk was that cameraman??...

[@earlemoore3639]

Another excellent video

[@user-yy8lq2kl6f]

Superbe pour ucraina !

[@dkdmdj]

How much does...a missile ship cost/value compare to a city like avdivka?

[@Billywoo12]

"A special underwater operation"

[@larrabeejl]

And they hit the same spot. Wow. Those topside gunners failed at their jobs.

[@djc1234]

21?! 😂😂😂 From a country without a navy!!!! Imagine the so-called 2nd military of the world using 'meat wave' tactics in 2024. Russia really is the most backward country on the planet.

[@xzxzt4]

hehehehehe another set back

[@pax2758]

Tough luck Putin. You brought it on yourself.

[@richwiskey]

They had an exchange of ukrainian prisoners. Not on plane only 5 bodies were found in the debris so russia once again lies. You need to update

[@willyb507]

Makes you wonder vulnerable our ships are too them.