The Ukrainian army carried out a new naval drone attack against a Russian warship, the Cesar Kounikov. Footage of the Black Sea assault was released by Ukrainian forces.
The Kremlin's fleet in the Black Sea has reportedly suffered another heavy blow. The Ukrainian armed forces claimed responsibility on February 14 for the destruction of the Russian ship Cesar Kounikov off the coast of occupied Crimea in the Black Sea. In a publication on Telegram, the Ukrainian army published (as usual) a video of the naval drone attack against the side of the ship.
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“ The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the intelligence unit of the Ministry of Defense, destroyed the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov. He was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time of the strike “, the army said on Telegram.
The architecture of the naval building in the video resembles this landing ship. Helicopters and smoke were seen in the Black Sea this morning.
16th Russian warship destroyed in the Black Sea
Russian state agency RIA said earlier on Wednesday that Russian air defense systems had destroyed nine drones launched by Ukraine, although the figures could not be verified and without mention of damage to the ship.
According to the Russian Black Sea Fleet website, the Caesar Kunikov is a large landing ship, 112.5 meters long, capable of landing numerous forces and armor.
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The Russian officer after whom the ship was named was killed the same day, 81 years ago.
If the Caesar Kunikov sank on February 14, it would have been of the 16th ship Russian in the Black Sea. The majority of attacks were carried out with naval drones, manufactured in Ukraine. Recall that the flagship of the fleet, the Moskvawas cast in spring 2022.