The Black Sea Fleet lost the Novocherkassk landing ship.
Another unpleasant news came from Crimea. Last night, enemy aircraft attacked the port of Feodosia. Unfortunately, the large landing ship Novocherkassk came under attack. The detonation of the ammunition that was on board was visible for kilometers. We managed to find out the details of the night attack of Feodosia. Firstly, the attack on the BDK was carried out by Ukrainian aircraft using long-range missiles of the Storm Shadow type . According to our information, at least 3 Su-24 fighters were involved in the attack. Moreover, one of them distracted the air defense while approaching Crimea from Odessa through the Black Sea. The other two fired missiles from the Kherson direction. The interlocutors suggested that the enemy Su-shki flew over the front line or came very close to it.
This opportunity arose after the Russian troops lost several Su-34 fighters at once. We told you that after this tragedy, some pilots refuse to carry out combat missions. On the front sector near the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper, the Ukrainian Armed Forces use a modern Western-style air defense system (probably Patriot).
Secondly, sources confirmed that the Novocherkassk BDK was transporting weapons and ammunition . Our interlocutors in the fleet refused to say what exactly was on board, but noted that this was a big loss for the front. The Ukrainians are already shouting that there could be Iranian drones and ammunition on board, but we have no such information. However, the scale of the damage was serious, which does not lead to the most optimistic thoughts.
Thirdly, the ship is unlikely to be restored . In the morning we contacted our sources in the navy, they say that the Novocherkassk has suffered greatly and with a 90% probability it will be impossible to return it to service. At least 21 sailors were killed as a result of the enemy strike. Some of them, for some unknown reason, were left to spend the night on the ship. Some were involved in guarding the ship. Great tragedy.
Let us recall that in November we stated that Russia is losing its Black Sea Fleet step by step. Perhaps it's time to think about withdrawing at least the most valuable ships to Novorossiysk, and perhaps further?
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Remains of the Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkask was found in different parts of Feodosia. Imagine how big that explosion was.
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