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Ukraine Claims Russian Ships Suspected Of Transporting Drones Destroyed

Ukraine’s air force announced Tuesday that it had destroyed a Russian naval ship off the coast of Crimea that was suspected of transporting drones for use in Moscow’s war against Kyiv.

On Telegram, Ukraine’s air force posted, “Around 2:30 am (0030 GMT) on December 26, tactical aviation of the Air Force attacked with cruise missiles the Novocherkassk large landing ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in the area of Feodosia”.

On the occupied Crimean peninsula, Feodosia is home to a major Russian naval facility.

In an earlier statement, it stated the Novocherkassk had been destroyed, adding that people say that it transported Shaheds, referring to Iranian explosive drones that Russia often employs against Ukraine.

Mykola Olechtchouk, the commandant of the Russian Air Force commandant Mykola Olechtchouk shared a video of a fiery explosion at the Russian naval base in Feodosia.

“An enemy attack was carried out in the area of Feodosia”, claimed Crimea’s Kremlin-backed head, Sergey Aksyonov.

“The port area is cordoned off”, Aksyonov said via Telegram.

“As of now, the detonation has stopped and the fire has been localized. All relevant services are on-site. Residents of several houses will be evacuated”, Aksyonov added.

Ukraine often conducts strikes in Crimea, mainly against the Russian military.

It sank the cruiser Moskva, the Black Sea fleet’s flagship, in April 2022.

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