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Ukraine sinks Russian landing ship in Black Sea

Updated on: 15 February,2024 07:41 AM IST  |  Kyiv
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The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014. The ship can carry a crew of 87

Ukraine sinks Russian landing ship in Black Sea

With the sinking of Caesar Kunikov, only 5 of the 13 ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet remain in service. File pic/X

Ukraine said Wednesday it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval drones, a report that has not been confirmed by Russia.


The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014. The ship can carry a crew of 87.


Sinking the vessel would be another embarrassing blow for the Russian Black Sea fleet and a significant success for Ukraine 10 days before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion.


It is the second time in two weeks that Ukrainian forces have said they sank a Russian vessel in the Black Sea. Last week, they published a video allegedly showing naval drones assaulting the Russian missile-armed corvette Ivanovets.

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, said its special operations unit ‘Group 13’ sank the Caesar Kunikov using Magura V5 sea drones on Wednesday, damaging the vessel on its left side. The same unit also struck on February 1.

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