According to Ukraine, the target of the attack was the Tzesar Kunikov landing craft.
Ukraine says it destroyed a Russian landing craft in the Black Sea
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Defense Forces says on its social media account that Ukraine would have succeeded in destroying a landing craft of the Russian Navy.
According to the report, the attack took place near Alupka in Crimea.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg called the losses caused to Russia in the Black Sea after the attack a great victory for Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has shared a video that it says depicts the attack on the ship.
A successful attack at sea ten days before the 2nd anniversary of the war of aggression is meaningful propaganda material for Ukraine, when on the land front it has been put on the defensive against Russia.
It has quickly taken advantage of the blow on social media. You can watch the video message on X shared by the Ministry of Defense below.
According to Ukraine, it would be the Project-775 landing craft Tzesar Kunikov. According to the Russian Navy, 87 people serve on the ship.
Kunikov, after whom the ship was named, was a naval officer who fell in World War II. His date of death was February 14, 1943. That is, the attack in Ukraine happened or was timed on the anniversary of his death.
The messaging service Telegram has unverified videos showing the alleged Tzesar Kunikov ship on fire and the rescue operations around it.
Ukrainians according to media sources the attack was carried out with drones by the country’s military intelligence service.
Earlier, Russia said it had repelled six Ukrainian drone attacks in the Black Sea at night. It did not comment on the possible sinking of the ship.
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AP, Reuters