Russian officials confirmed their warship Novocherkassk was damaged by Ukraine — but reports suggest they're downplaying the toll.

  • Russia confirmed a Ukrainian missile attack damaged one of its Black Sea Fleet warships.

  • But Russian officials have said that only one person was killed.

  • Independent Russian media suggests dozens may be dead.

The damage to a Russian warship appears much worse than the Kremlin is willing to acknowledge.

The Russian navy’s landing vessel Novocherkassk — part of its Black Sea Fleet — was hit in a Ukrainian attack on a port in Russian-held Crimea, officials said Tuesday.

While the Kremlin-appointed governor there has said the ship was damaged and one person was killed, video and media reports paint a much-darker picture.

Images of a massive explosion at a dock in Feodosia spread on social media. Reporters and open-source intelligence channels posted photos showing smoldering wreckage at the pier, backing up Ukraine’s claim that long-range missiles triggered a massive explosion that blew up the ship.

Independent Russian media is also questioning the stated death toll.

Astra, a Telegram channel sharing Russian news from independent journalists, reported there were 77 sailors aboard the Novocherkassk at the time of the Ukrainian attack; this class of ship typically has a crew size of about 100.

      • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
        110·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, remember when everyone said Ukraine was going to be able to take back Crimea once they got Western weapons?

        Where are those people admitting they were wrong after the weapons were delivered and Ukraine made no meaningful gains?

        • ghostdoggtv@lemmy.worldEnglish
          52·
          1 year ago

          Russia lost the logistical war in Ukraine as recently as this week. They’re just out trying to get ahead of the bad news before the domestic population realizes what’s going on.

            • ghostdoggtv@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              1 year ago

              There is no Russian supply line out of reach of Ukrainian forces anymore. It’s the same geopolitical fence that makes the territory properly Ukrainian. It’s a difficult situation to claim a territory that you could never maintain in the first place.

        • stephen01kingEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          Well, those people are talking about things that they think will happen in the future. It’s not surprising that armchair analysts predicts things wrong.

          To compare that to a Kremlin appointed governer lying about things that already happened is pretty disingenuous.

          • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            1 year ago

            My entire point is that people who think the war is decided have no idea what they’re talking about.

            They were wrong about Ukraine’s counteroffensive, so maybe they’re wrong about Ukraine being able to defend itself.