A video circulating on Telegram channels appears to show a Russian warship on fire after reports emerged that Ukrainian drones destroyed the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea.
Citing a source in Ukrainian military intelligence, Ukrainian publication Ukrainska Pravda reported that the Ropucha-class landing ship was sunk on Wednesday after an attack by Kyiv.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces described the warship’s destruction in a statement.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the Main Intelligence Directorate, destroyed the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov. At the time of its destruction, it was in the territorial waters of Ukraine near Alupka,” the General Staff said in a statement.
The Kremlin has yet to comment on the reports.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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