The Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov worked in the incident with the American submarine off the Kuril Islands like a sentry, military expert, captain of the third rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin said in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
"It's the same if you were standing guard and you see an intruder. The first "shot in the air" is the transmission in this case of information to the submarine by communication that it has violated the territorial waters of the Russian Federation and is in a dangerous position," the specialist said.
The second step, according to him, is to indicate his knowledge of the enemy's location.
"For this, there are special bombing installations that launch grenades that show submariners that they have been overlaid, in fact, with red flags, and if they do not make any decisions, the next step is a direct defeat of this object," Litovkin concluded.
In an interview with Izvestia, a military expert said that Russia's operation demonstrated to the United States that the Russian military can easily find American submarines. Realizing this, the Americans simply fled.
Litovkin also noted the work of reconnaissance aircraft, in particular the upgraded Il-38 aircraft that tracked down this boat.
He also recalled that Marshal Shaposhnikov acted further in this situation, on which there is a sonar station capable of hearing such inconspicuous ships. In addition, as Litovkin noted, there is an Answer complex on the frigate, which could sink this submarine. But then the rhetoric of the issue would be diametrically opposed.
On February 12, the Ministry of Defense announced the discovery of an American Virginia-class submarine off the Kuril island of Urup. According to Izvestia, the crew of the submarine tried to monitor the exercises of the Pacific Fleet. However, the American submarine was discovered even before it started the task. The US military attache in Moscow was handed a note. It was stated that the actions of the American submarine are regarded as a gross violation of international law.
However, the Pentagon on Saturday denied information about the presence of a US Navy submarine in the territorial waters of Russia near the Kuril Islands.
On February 13, a source said that a Virginia-class submarine was detected by Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and a submarine of the Pacific Fleet (TOF). According to him, the American submarine had objective advantages in detection, but the operational actions of the Pacific Fleet most likely took it by surprise.
