A big Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, has sunk off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Ukraine’s armed forces.
Powerful explosions were heard early on Wednesday, according to local social media, which suggested the landing ship was hit south of the town of Yalta.
Ukraine’s intelligence directorate released video of what it said were Magura V5 sea drones striking the ship.
Ukraine has repeatedly hit Russia’s Black Sea fleet in occupied Crimea.
BREAKING:
Ukraine releases video proving it used a naval drone swarm to strike and sink the 112 meter long Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov this morning.
The ship capsized after several hits and quickly sunk
The crew was around 50 men pic.twitter.com/OM7AIPHSeS
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 14, 2024
