Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit the Black Sea Fleet’s 13 shipyard, where the large landing ship Yamal was moored.
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"Ukrainian military intelligence assesses Yamal’s damage as critical: a hole in the upper deck caused it to roll to the starboard side," the report said.
The Yamal ship took part in the annexation of Crimea (in 2014), HUR added, and from 2017 to 2023 it underwent repairs.
Other Russian losses in the Sevastopol strike are still being clarified.
Strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Yamal and Azov ships in Sevastopol - What is Known?
A series of explosions occurred in Crimea overnight on March 23-24.
At least three Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles hit a major communications hub of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, an OSINT technical investigator reported.
Drones reportedly hit an oil depot near the village of Hvardiyske.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the large landing ships Yamal and Azov, a communications center, and several Russian Black Sea Fleet infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian Armed Forces’ StratCom confirmed on Telegram on March 24.
Should both ships turn out to be critically damaged, it would mark a huge loss for Russia as the enemy would have only three of 13 ships left in the Black Sea Fleet, said Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk.
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Section: Nation
Author: Alla Shcherbak
