10.19 GMT Ukraine claims to have sunk Russian landing ship in drone attack Andrew RothUkraine claims to have severely damaged and sunk a Russian landing ship in its latest drone attack against Moscow’s Black Sea fleet. Ukrainian military intelligence released video on Wednesday that it said showed several naval drones approaching the Ropucha-class large landing ship Cesar Kunikov off the coast of Crimea. The Cesar Kunikov is a Project 775 large landing ship that can carry 87 crew members onboard and was active in the conflicts in Syria, Georgia, and Ukraine, the agency said. If confirmed, the strike would be the second successful operation this month against a Russian warship operating in the Black Sea. On 1 February, Ukrainian Magura V5 sea drones struck the Russian warship Ivanovets in a sophisticated nighttime attack that showed the vulnerability of Russia’s Black Sea fleet against unmanned naval vessels.

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2024 15:45 UTC