Photo of Novocherkassk amphibious assault ship destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces appears

Photo of Novocherkassk amphibious assault ship destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces appears

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 26 2023, 11:16 AM • 32902 views

Ukrainian troops destroy the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk with a missile strike; photos show serious damage.

A photo of the large landing ship "Novocherkassk", which was destroyed by a missile strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Feodosia on the night of December 26. UNN reports this with reference to photos from social networks.

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As analyst Oliver Alexander of the social network X noted , there is almost nothing left of the there is almost nothing left of the ship.

"There is practically nothing left of the Novocherkassk. As you can see, the entire front part of the ship is now underwater/completely gone," Alexander wrote . 

Addendum

On the night of December 26, Ukraine carried out air strikesagainst on the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the damage to the ship in Feodosia.

Gumenyuk stated that the large detonation in "Novocherkassk indicates that there could have been a "Christmas gift" from Russia to Ukraine. She also stated that the large-scale detonation and fire on the amphibious assault ship may indicate that other ships may have also suffered from the effects of the attack.