The Interfax news agency cited the Russian defense ministry as saying that Ukraine had used guided missiles launched by aircraft to attack Feodosia. Reuters reported that the Russia-installed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said on the Telegram messaging app that one person had been killed and two injured as a result of the attack Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage
Russian warship damaged in Ukrainian strike on Crimea – MoD
One person was killed in Feodosia and several others were injured, civilian authorities have said
Ukrainian forces damaged the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk at its home base in Feodosia during a night missile strike, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday morning.
- The engagement also resulted in the downing of two Ukrainian Su-24 jets, which launched missiles at the targets, the statement said. They were downed by Russian anti-aircraft weaponry near the city of Nikolaev, the military said.
- Blast waves from explosions at the military facility also damaged windows in nearby buildings, but otherwise civilian infrastructure remained intact, the official stated. Local emergency services later told the media that five have been injured so far and that 250 rescue workers were responding to the situation.
- The regional railroad operator later said in a statement that windows had been shattered at the terminal station in Feodosia. Train schedules have been adjusted to allow for repairs, the statement added.
Landing ships are primarily meant for transportation of large military cargoes and the deployment of land forces during amphibious operations.
The Novocherkassk can carry, for example, 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops. The ship belongs to the Ropucha class, which was produced in Poland from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine identified the weaponry used in the night strike, but some military experts believe that they were the Storm Shadow air-to-surface cruise missiles, which the UK provided to Kiev earlier this year.
- The same type of weapon was reportedly deployed during the September attack on a military dock in Sevastopol, in which the Kilo-class diesel-electric attack submarine Rostov-on-Don and the Ropucha-class landing ship Minsk were hit.
On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Maryinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. For years, the town remained a major stronghold for the Ukrainian army. A Ukrainian military spokesman claimed in response that the fighting was ongoing.
- Kiev’s Tuesday update on the frontline situation didn’t mention the town at all, contrasting statements made in previous days.
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