Ukraine says it successfully destroyed a Russian landing vessel in the Black Sea | DW News



Kyiv’s military said its forces supported by military intelligence units have “destroyed” the Russian ship, the Caesar Kunikov, in the Black Sea. “It was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time of the hit,” the military posted on the messaging app Telegram. The targeted vessel, described as “a large Russian landing ship,” took part in Russian military operations in Georgia in 2008. An earlier report from local media outlet Ukrainska Pravda said sea drones had struck and damaged a ship off the Crimean Peninsula. The news organization’s website showed several videos of a column of smoke over the sea off the southern coast of Crimea, with helicopters also seen flying over the area. Meanwhile, Moscow said it had intercepted six Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea, which has become a key battleground in the war, with Kyiv’s forces having escalated attacks there more recently. Ukrainian cruise missiles hit a large Russian landing warship in Crimea in December, killing at least one person.

The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, Ukraine’s General Staff said. It said the ship could carry 87 crew members.

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28 thoughts on “Ukraine says it successfully destroyed a Russian landing vessel in the Black Sea | DW News”

  1. From a strategic standpoint, how is Russia this inept? It's a lie that this Russian military force could even defend a street corner, let alone a continent. Drones are the Ukrainian navy, and Russia is getting mopped up by gamers playing video games. SO COOL

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  2. Anyone feel bad for the tragedy that is Ukraine's Avdiivka defence? The piles of young men dead. Nope, just jokes about some landing ship. Any western leaders for peace or ceasefire? Even if Putin turns calls for ceasefire down, where are the calls? There are none.

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  3. Wonder why it appears Russian landing ship was not firing on the maritime drones? Seems reckless for Russia to sent a ship in harms way without a reasonable way to defend itself. Definitely complicates Russian logistics.

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  4. Wasn’t Russia using those landing ships to resupply Crimea when the bridge was damaged. If so it threatens the supply and sustainment of Crimea but also strains occupied southern Ukraine. And the one major highway Russia uses for logistics and railroad.

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