Originally Posted by
Sepp
For those skilled in the art who may wish to comment on the state and/or location of the vessel, an uncropped version of the Buyan-M under tow:
Not skilled, but it looks undamaged to me, if you compare this pic to those taken earlier in its lifetime. Looks more than a little tatty, but I guess its been operating out to sea for some time (it being designed primarily for littoral ops).
I did read that the Russian navy have been unimpressed with the type's performance and are not commissioning any more