[SpeedyInTexas]

"You can see that ship is still afloat, but the upper part of it is noticeably damaged. Askold was already at the dock, cause it was supposed to be delivered in December," said Andriy Ryzhenko, a reserve navy captain, in a commentary to Schemes after analyzing the satellite image”

[SpeedyInTexas]

"This is what the ship looked like on October 31.”

[BeauBo]

“that ship is still afloat, but the upper part of it is noticeably damaged (the Askold) (At the Kerch Shipyard, which is also referred to as the Zaliv or Butoma shipyard)”

Russians are claiming that 15 Ukrainian cruise missiles were fired in this attack, and that they intercepted 13 of them with Air Defense. (Their lips may have been moving as this claim was made, indicating the likely presence of B.S.)

I wonder if:

- far fewer cruise missiles were fired
- other significant damage occurred in the attack
- or if Russian Air Defenses are suddenly much more effective against Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles?

[BeauBo]

ISW reports (5 Nov):

“The Zalyv shipyard is the largest shipyard in Eastern Europe and is likely the main repair facility for the BSF in Crimea following a successful Ukraine strike on the Russian state-owned ship repair facility Sevmorzavod in Sevastopol on September 13, 2023.

The extent of damage to the repair facilities at the Zalyv Shipyard is unclear, although the available satellite imagery suggests that the Ukrainian strike has likely not caused damage that will disrupt its operations in the medium-to-long term, unlike the previous strike on the Sevmorzavod facility.”