Russia acknowledges hit on Novocherkassk ship in Feodosia
Huge Novocherkassk landing ship of the Russian Federation (wikipedia.org)
The Russian Ministry of Defense acknowledged the damage to their large amphibious assault ship Novocherkassk in the port of temporarily occupied Feodosia, according to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"Last night, during the repulsion of an attack by the Ukrainian armed forces using airborne guided missiles in the Feodosia basing point, a large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged," the Russian Defense Ministry says.
However, the Russians also fantasized that the air defense system "destroyed two Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft" that were launching the missiles.
"In the course of an anti-aircraft battle, two enemy Su-24 tactical aircraft were destroyed by air defense systems near the village of Zhovten (125 km northeast of Mykolaiv), which were launching air-guided missiles," the Russian Defense Ministry lies.
The defeat of the Novocherkassk ship
Last night, on December 26, at about 02:30, tactical aviation of the Ukrainian Air Force attacked a large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Novocherkassk with cruise missiles near Feodosia. Subsequently, a large fire broke out in the port of Feodosia.
Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk confirmed that the Novocherkassk large landing ship was destroyed.
