Navy says only 5 Ropucha-class ships left in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after sinking of Caesar Kunikov

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  1. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – BBC Online (A-): [Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov sunk off Crimea, says Ukraine](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68292602?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=link&at_link_id=C5D8B5A4-CB14-11EE-BBF9-73894B3AC5C4&at_link_origin=BBCWorld&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_ptr_n)
    – Pravda.com.ua (C+): [Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov hit in Black Sea, it has sunk – intelligence sources, photo, video](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/14/7441777/)
    – Reuters (A): [Ukraine says it destroyed large Russian landing ship in Black Sea](https://reut.rs/49tYtdj)
    – Sky News (B-): [Russian warship destroyed off Crimean coast, Ukraine says](https://news.sky.com/story/russian-warship-destroyed-off-crimean-coast-ukraine-says-13071286)

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  3. That is still considerable number. I am sure the work is in progress to reduce it further to 0 in order to stress the Russian hold on Crimea. After these ships are gone, there will be just the question of chocking the traffic on that bridge.

  5. My question is why Ukraine is wasting ammo on ships that contribute little if anything to the war effort, when all indications are that the front is starting to collapse?

  7. There’s actually only 2 Ropucha class ships left in the Black Sea fleet but Russia moved 7 ropuchas from the Baltic and Northern fleets to the Black Sea prior to the war so if there are only 5 left that means Russia is having trouble keeping those ships afloat because there should be 9 left.

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