Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The APU damaged the landing ship Novocherkassk in the port of Feodosia with a blow
One person was killed and two injured as a result of a night attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feodosia, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. As a result of the strike, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was also damaged. Ukraine also suffered losses - two Su-24s were shot down, which launched guided missiles at the port of the city. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The message about the night attack near Feodosia began to appear in Telegram channels around 3:30 Moscow time. Shot wrote about loud explosions over the city and the work of the air defense system.
"Several pops were heard in the port area, after that smoke traces appeared in the sky," the post says, referring to the Ochevites.
At 4:16 a.m., the head of Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, announced the "enemy attack":
The head of the region added that residents of several nearby houses will be evicted. Specialized services are working at the scene, and he personally controls the situation.
Casualties and damage to the station
The Telegram channel Baza clarified that the explosion in nearby houses had broken windows.
The operational headquarters reported the suspension of traffic on the Crimean Bridge at 2:31, it was resumed more than an hour later - at 3:42.
Telegram channel "PE Feodosia" posted a video from the damaged railway station of the city. According to the publication, the blast wave knocked out windows there, plaster crumbled.
"Please note that for technical reasons, on December 26, 2023, trains No. 7110 Feodosia - Dzhankoy and No. 6750 Feodosia - Dzhankoy will depart from Aivazovskaya station," wrote the Telegram channel of FGUP KZhD - Crimean Railway.
The head of the region clarified that as a result of the incident, six buildings were damaged, most of which had their windows blown out.
He stressed that there are no restrictions on passenger transportation.
According to Baza, the fire area in the port was more than 1 thousand meters.
The damaged Novocherkassk
The Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its Telegram channel reported on the defeat of the large landing ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Novocherkassk. According to the military, the strike was carried out by cruise missiles.
"And the fleet in Russia is getting smaller!.. I thank the pilots of the Air Force and all those involved for their meticulous work," Lieutenant General Nikolai Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, wrote in his Telegram.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the information about the damage to Novocherkassk:
"The large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged in Feodosia tonight during the repulse of an AFU strike using aircraft guided missiles."
The ministry added that during the anti-aircraft battle, two Ukrainian Su-24s that launched missiles were destroyed by air defense means.
Losses of Russian ships
- On April 14, 2022, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, was lost.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the ship lost stability (the property of the vessel to float without losing its equilibrium position) due to damage to the hull received during the fire from the detonation of ammunition.
"In the conditions of stormy seas, the ship sank," the defense ministry said.
At first, the Ministry of Defense announced the evacuation of the ship's crew, but then clarified that one serviceman was killed, and another 27 crew members were missing. The Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that they hit Moscow with two Neptune cruise missiles.
- In March 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported an airstrike on the port of Berdyansk, during which the large landing ship Saratov of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was allegedly destroyed, and the landing ships Caesar Kunikov and Novocherkassk were damaged.
A year later, a memorial plaque was unveiled in Sevastopol in honor of the fallen Russian sailors.
"A year ago, during the fighting, we lost the large landing ship Saratov, lost the personnel of the landing ships Saratov, Novocherkassk and Caesar Kunikov," Rear Admiral Felix Menkov, commander of the Crimean Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, said at the ceremony.
Alexey Permyakov
