Ukraine’s military intelligence says most crew members of the large Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov, which was destroyed in the Black Sea, did not manage to survive.
**Source:** Andrii Yusov, representative of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, in a commentary for journalists
**Quote:** “Everything went according to plan. We have witnessed good results. An enemy ship is destroyed and cannot be repaired. Apart from the cargo, there was also ammunition on board.
Reportedly, most crew members of the large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov did not manage to survive.”
**Details:** The information about the number of the killed crew members is being specified.
Yusov added that the ship was destroyed about 4 km away from the shore near the town of Alupka in Crimea.
***Background:***
On the morning of 14 February 2024, explosions from the sea were heard in Russian-occupied Crimea, especially in Yalta, Miskhor, Alupka and Simeiz. It was reported via public channels that a large landing ship was attacked near Miskhor, and the Russians sent another ship and Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters for rescue operations. The Russian Ministry of Defence only reported the interception of six drones over the sea.
Sources of Ukrainska Pravda in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that DIU’s drones struck the large Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov in the Black Sea. Later, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine officially reported that the warship was sunk by Magura V5 maritime drones and released a video.
Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed reports of the destruction of the Tsezar Kunikov, a large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time.
Now that the Tsezar Kunikov is sunk, only 5 of the 13 ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet remain in service.
More on this subject from other reputable sources:
Hopefully they all experienced a long miserable death and their families suffer in agony knowing that they died for nothing 💀
In the video, after the third hit was done (or even more, three hits were shown), the Kunikov at the end just needed around 10 sec to capzise. Question is now, how much time was between the first hit and the ship has capzised and how much time after the last hit. And how much time from they had started to abandone the ship, till it rolled upside down. The Kunikov has a crew of around 100…
How warm is the water, when the first rescue crafts were at the site, were they able to release some rescue rafts in time…
Soon they will run out of white lada.
Oh well…fish food now.
To the locker they go. Hoist the colours matey
They said, “Take non-swimmers, they’ll defend the ship better.”
Shame…
Happy Valentine’s Day.
That’s terrible news! That means that at least some did survive!
comrade putin, we are intercepting ukrainian drones.
very good, and how?
with the side of our ship
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Ukraine’s military intelligence says most crew members of the large Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov, which was destroyed in the Black Sea, did not manage to survive.
**Source:** Andrii Yusov, representative of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, in a commentary for journalists
**Quote:** “Everything went according to plan. We have witnessed good results. An enemy ship is destroyed and cannot be repaired. Apart from the cargo, there was also ammunition on board.
Reportedly, most crew members of the large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov did not manage to survive.”
**Details:** The information about the number of the killed crew members is being specified.
Yusov added that the ship was destroyed about 4 km away from the shore near the town of Alupka in Crimea.
***Background:***
On the morning of 14 February 2024, explosions from the sea were heard in Russian-occupied Crimea, especially in Yalta, Miskhor, Alupka and Simeiz. It was reported via public channels that a large landing ship was attacked near Miskhor, and the Russians sent another ship and Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters for rescue operations. The Russian Ministry of Defence only reported the interception of six drones over the sea.
Sources of Ukrainska Pravda in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that DIU’s drones struck the large Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov in the Black Sea. Later, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine officially reported that the warship was sunk by Magura V5 maritime drones and released a video.
Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed reports of the destruction of the Tsezar Kunikov, a large landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time.
Now that the Tsezar Kunikov is sunk, only 5 of the 13 ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet remain in service.
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+): [Sinking of Tsezar Kunikov leaves Russian Black Sea Fleet with only 5 serviceable ships, down from 13](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/14/7441804/)
– Reuters (A): [Ukraine says it destroyed large Russian landing ship in Black Sea](https://reut.rs/49tYtdj)
– Financial Times (A-): [Ukraine says it has destroyed Russian ship in Black Sea](https://www.ft.com/content/98b0d8b1-9fa9-409b-98e8-bb8bdae92187)
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Oh no 😲
Hopefully they all experienced a long miserable death and their families suffer in agony knowing that they died for nothing 💀
In the video, after the third hit was done (or even more, three hits were shown), the Kunikov at the end just needed around 10 sec to capzise. Question is now, how much time was between the first hit and the ship has capzised and how much time after the last hit. And how much time from they had started to abandone the ship, till it rolled upside down. The Kunikov has a crew of around 100…
How warm is the water, when the first rescue crafts were at the site, were they able to release some rescue rafts in time…
Soon they will run out of white lada.
Oh well…fish food now.
To the locker they go. Hoist the colours matey
They said, “Take non-swimmers, they’ll defend the ship better.”
Shame…
Happy Valentine’s Day.
That’s terrible news! That means that at least some did survive!
comrade putin, we are intercepting ukrainian drones.
very good, and how?
with the side of our ship
All according to Russia’s 6D plan.