On the night of 26 December, the Air Forces of Ukraine managed to blow up a large Russian landing ship “Novocherkassk” in occupied Feodosia.
Destruction of the Russian ship Novocherkassk: the first details and video
Opposition Russian Telegram channels were the first to report large-scale explosions in Feodosia.
Later, they wrote that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had struck the enemy's Novocherkassk landing ship and published a video.
Around 4 am, the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, made an official statement on the matter, confirming that our military had blown up the Novocherkassk ship in occupied Feodosia.
And the Russian Navy is getting smaller and smaller! This time, the large amphibious assault ship Novocherkassk follows the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva. We thank the Air Force pilots and everyone involved for their fine work! — Mykola Oleshchuk commented and published a video.
According to the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the strike was carried out around 2:30 am on 26 December by tactical aircraft of the Air Force.
Our soldiers attacked the enemy target with cruise missiles.
Some military experts suggest that the vessel was carrying Shahed drones, which the Russians planned to use to attack Ukraine, but there is no official confirmation of this information yet.
What is known about the Russian ship Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk (BDK-46) is a Ropukha-class amphibious assault ship, which was in service with the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.
It was designed to land on an unequipped coastline and transport troops and cargo by sea.
This Russian ship could carry various types of armoured vehicles, including tanks. Initially, it had a tail number of 108, and from 1 May 1989 it received a tail number of 142.
On 24 March 2022, it was damaged by shelling in the port of Berdyansk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and 3 crew members were killed.
At the same time, the ship “Saratov” was sunk.
