DIU published footage of the destruction of the Russian ship "Caesar Kunikov" — video
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DIU published footage of the destruction of the Russian ship "Caesar Kunikov" — video

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
Caesar Kunikov

On February 14, scouts sank a large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Caesar Kunikov" with the help of Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drones.

A video of the Russian landing ship "Caesar Kunikov" destruction

The DIU noted that they destroyed the large Russian landing assault ship "Caesar Kunikov" in cooperation with all components of the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine.

The DIU "Group 13" special unit carried out the mission successfully.

The DIU notes that implementing the special operation became possible with the support of the United24 platform.

The enemy ship was attacked by "Magura V5" naval combat drones near the shores of the temporarily occupied Crimea near Alupka.

"Caesar Kunikov" received critical holes on the left side and began to sink.

The search and rescue operation of the occupiers was not successful.

A large Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov: what is known

The DIU noted the symbolism of the fact that the Russian officer, after whom the vessel was named, was killed exactly 81 years ago.

The large landing ship "Caesar Kunikov" of project 775 is one of the newest Russian ships.

The ship could accommodate 87 crew members on board. Russia used it during the wars against Georgia, Syria and Ukraine.

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