Talk:Russian frigate Admiral Makarov

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Admiral Makarov Sunk by Ukraine

There is social media chatter that the Makarov was sunk by Ukraine. At the moment, these are only rumours - the page can't be changed until its confirmed. Deathlibrarian (talk) 00:56, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Nothing should be changed until confirmed. Is there a way we can report the people who vandalize the page? Amireeez (talk) 01:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Oh, well this explains the "submarine" thing. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:50, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

They really need something funnier than submarine lmao. For now keep the alleged sinking in service. If ends up false like previous claims, add that IdkIdc12345 (talk) 11:48, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Rumors

You can't just label a ship as sunk because of some social media rumors. We need confirmation, because there isn't even any video evidence. Amireeez (talk) 01:00, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Video evidence isn't the standard Wikipedia abides by, but you're still correct here. Until this exits the realm of speculation on random Twitter threads and enters the realm of being reported on as confirmed by reliable news sources, this should have absolutely no mention in the article. Thankfully, Deepfriedokra has semi-protected the article, so at least a bunch of slacktivist idiots from Reddit can't flood the article with vandalism. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 02:47, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

An official statement would be nice. Confirmation from independent reliable sources would be nice. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:52, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

I 've just seen social media announcements so far, which seem to say either sunk or on fire and being evacuated. We need a confirmation/better source before we can change the article,but I suspect its probably true. Deathlibrarian (talk) 11:37, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Saw pay-walled article about Ukraine reports Makarov on fire. If true, guess we see if they have learned anything about damage control (beyond spinning the news). Nothing usable yet. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:18, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Considering that many reputable publications, from Forbes to The Independent are reporting on the potential sinking, it makes sense to change the ship's status from a definitive "Active" to an uncertain status (e.g., "Unknown"). Once hard evidence comes forward one way or another, it could be changed accordingly. I don't think the article should reflect its status as "Active" by default until we get definitive evidence of its status. Bobobob2 (talk) 02:03, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

I have seen video released by the Ukrainian of a ship burning that does fit the profile of the Admiral Makarov, so I would say confidence is high that it is the truth, but I haven't seen anything definitive and reliable about it sinking.Nelsonabreu (talk) 16:15, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

The best sources are merely saying what a Ukranian MP and admiral says. Nothing more and nothing more has been confirmed as of yet. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:20, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Pentagon and Kyiv have denied that the Admiral Makarov is sunk. Rumors by BroSINT accounts on twitter don't count as "proof". https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/05/07/russian-navy-warship-admiral-makarov-reportedly-sunk-by-ukrainian-missiles/ CheburekiTaster (talk) 23:04, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

The Pentagon has disclaimed knowledge of its sinking/status, which is different from denying it. The current article wording of not confirming it is appropriate, though. Warren Dew (talk) 01:34, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

I think we should change it's status to unknow because we don't know it was sank or damage or active. Usairf (talk) 01:30, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Someone put a sentence "On 7 May the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Arestovych said that the report was a 'misunderstanding', and that the vessel attacked near Snake Island was actually a Serna-class landing craft,[18] apparently hit by a missile launched by a Baykar Bayraktar TB2 drone.[19]" in the article. I want to point out that according to the Wikipedia article on Oleksiy Arestovych and the respective List of Ministers of Defense (Ukraine), that person is not the Ukrainian Defense Minister. I don't know how reputable the sources for the statement are, but the statement is at least partially wrong. I don't remove it myself, but maybe someone who is more familiar with the topic can have a look at this.134.94.167.202 (talk) 10:24, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Surveillance flights

Specific flight route RAF Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint https://www.flightradar24.com/RRR7236/2bc06999 Specific flight route USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk https://www.flightradar24.com/FORTE11/2bbf3ce4 Specific flight route Turkish Navy ATR C-72-600TMPA https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tcb-752#2bc0cdcf Specific flight route USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk https://www.flightradar24.com/FORTE11/2bc56662

Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2022

Change the template {{Current}} to {{Current related}} as the ship itself is not a current event, but is affected by one. 91.129.110.108 (talk) 06:30, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

 Done — CAPTAIN JTK (talk) 07:28, 7 May 2022 (UTC)