Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says
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A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said the landing ship Novocherkassk was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles.
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week.
A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said the landing ship Novocherkassk was hit at a base in the city of Feodosia by plane-launched guided missiles.
Ukraine struck a Russian landing warship in Crimea overnight, killing at least one person. The ship, called Novocherkassk, was hit at a base in Feodosia.
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.
Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid.
Ukraine's air force said it destroyed the Russian "Novocherkassk" landing ship in a Crimean port, while Russian officials said it was damaged and claimed to have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets. DW has the latest.
Ukraine says it launched airstrikes that smashed a Russian ship docked in Crimea on Tuesday in a major blow against the Kremlin’s weakened Black Sea fleet.
A Ukrainian attack on the Crimean port of Feodosia damaged a large Russian landing ship and killed one person, Moscow said on Tuesday after Kyiv said it had destroyed an important Russian warship.
Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged that the Novocherkassk had been hit in what appeared to be one of the most significant strikes against the Black Sea Fleet in months.
