Ukraine Claims Destruction Of Prized Russian Warship

The New York Times reports:

A Ukrainian attack hit a Russian warship moored in Crimea early on Tuesday, in what appeared to be one of the most significant strikes against Moscow’s prized Black Sea Fleet in months.

The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, in the southeastern Crimean port of Feodosia overnight.

Russia’s Defense Ministry told the Tass state news agency that the ship had been damaged in an attack using “aircraft guided missiles,” but did not say whether the vessel had been permanently disabled.

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Ukraine hit a Russian warship moored in Crimea, in what appeared to be one of the most significant strikes against Moscow’s prized Black Sea Fleet in months. https://t.co/0m4XWrCKMe

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