The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirmed the damage to expensive Russian large landing ships and a radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea, showing a video, writes UNN.
On the night of April 18-19, 2026, masters of the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Ghosts" in temporarily occupied Crimea successfully struck two large landing ships of the aggressor state Russia - the Project 775 large landing ship "Yamal" and the Project 1171 large landing ship "Nikolai Filchenkov". At the time of the strike, the enemy ships, which belong to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, were in Sevastopol Bay
As indicated, the Project 775 large landing ship "Yamal" is a ship built in 1988, 112.5 meters long and capable of carrying up to 500 tons of cargo, including armored vehicles and troops. The estimated cost of the ship is over 80 million dollars.
The Project 1171 large landing ship "Nikolai Filchenkov" is a ship built in 1975 with a cargo capacity of up to 1,000 tons, allowing it to transport dozens of armored vehicles and a large landing contingent. The estimated cost of the ship is over 70 million dollars.
"Both ships, which Russia used in the criminal war against Ukraine, have been disabled," the Main Intelligence Directorate emphasized.
"As part of the operation in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, intelligence officers also destroyed the enemy Podlyot-K1 radar station. The approximate cost of the radar complex is 5 million dollars," the report says.
SBU hit three Russian ships and a strategic radar station in occupied Crimea18.04.26, 14:38