Geopolitics
Ukraine Sinks a Polish-built Russian Warship
Ukrainian naval drones reportedly sunk the „Cesar Kunikov” Project 775 (NATO Codename Ropucha) landing ship.
Ukrainska Pravda is the media outlet that published a report on that matter. The information released has not been confirmed. However, the Project 775 vessels, built at the Bohaterów Westerplatte Stocznia Północna (Northern Shipyard) in Gdańsk, for the USSR Navy, during the Communist Poland era (Warsaw Pact), had already been targeted by drones (one vessel was damaged), and the Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
***BREAKING***
— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) February 14, 2024
Unconfirmed: #Ukrainian GUR maritime drones (USV) (likely Magura) attacked #Russian Ropucha landing ship Caesar Kunikov in (Цезар Куніков) near Crimea.
Reportedly ship sunk. Awaiting more info.
https://t.co/kFEwddltht
Recording of the attack was released by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR MO or GUR MO):
If the reports turn out to be true, this would be the second case in which a warship is sunk in the Black Sea, by unmanned systems. The first one was the Tarantul-class „Ivanovets” corvette.
In what's becoming an almost bi-weekly event, another Russian warship is taken down by Ukrainian Armed Forces.
— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) February 14, 2024
The large landing ship "Caesar Kunikov" now sleeps with the fishes. pic.twitter.com/ZcyJuBlVed