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Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship in Crimea (www.nbcnews.com)

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Although a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made few battlefield gains, Ukraine has been able to launch a series of attacks on Crimea, the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and could hinder any Russian attempt to seize more Ukrainian territory along the Black Sea coast.

The Russian defense ministry, cited by the Interfax news agency, said Ukraine had used air-launched missiles to attack the Crimean port of Feodosia and that the Novocherkassk large landing ship had been damaged.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had briefed President Vladimir Putin in detail about the attack, the Kremlin said. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a move Kyiv and the West condemned as an illegal seizure.

Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said he thought it would be hard for the Novocherkassk — which can carry tanks and armored vehicles and be used to land troops ashore — to re-enter service.

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[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

And things like this are exactly why Ukraine needs to continue to receive lethal aid. More and more invading Russians are sent packing with every delivery.

[-] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

*vital aid

You don't wanna get support that somehow kills you. :)

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Unverified social media videos purporting to capture the strike showed a vast explosion and ballooning flames lighting up the night sky.

An unverified daytime photograph, which Ukrainian bloggers claimed showed the ship’s remains, depicted a charred, elongated clump of debris emerging out of the water by a dock.

Although a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made little in the way of battlefield gains and the Russian military has regained the initiative in several places, Ukraine has been able to launch a series of attacks on Crimea, the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, inflicting serious damage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quipped on Telegram that his air force had added to Russia’s submarine fleet by damaging the landing ship.

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