Damage to Russian Black Sea Ship 'Significant' After Crimea Strike: Ukraine

Newsweek ^ | November 6, 2023 | Isabel van Brugen

[Timber Rattler]

Ukrainian attack on a shipyard in annexed eastern Crimea last week caused "significant" damage, a Ukrainian military spokesperson has said.

Ukraine's Southern Command spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk made the remarks on national television on Sunday, commenting on the November 4 strike by Ukraine on the Zaliv shipyard, also referred to as Butoma, in Kerch, which reportedly hit Russian cruise-missile carrier Askold.

Schemes, a project by U.S.-funded Radio Liberty, published satellite images by California-based global-imaging company Planet Labs that appear to show the aftermath of the strike on the vessel, which is armed with a Kalibr strike missile system.

"As for the strike on the Kerch shipyard, the aftermath has not yet been fully verified, but we are talking about the fact that the strike was powerful, successful, and absolutely legitimate, since these are assets that ensure the enemy's combat capability," said Humeniuk.

[dforest]

He was invited to this thread last evening to comment on the leader of his homeland and he hid out because he knows what a hypocrite he is. Just like Justine.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4195541/posts?page=13#13

[canuck_conservative]

uh, this thread is about a destroyed Russian warship (good riddance) and the rapidly-shrinking Black Sea Fleet

try staying on topic, if you can

[kiryandil]

LOL!

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4195541/posts?page=22#22

[dforest]

Hah hah

[kiryandil]

Yes, we should keep on topic - the Russian Black Sea fleet.

Here are a couple of Russian Navy cabin boys:

This COULD be Russian propaganda...

[BlackbirdSST]

This COULD be Russian propaganda...

Thanks, I needed that! It's the kind of propo I could get behind.

[central_va]

Black Sea Fleet is being shifted further south. I am no fan of Putin but having/maintaining shipyards 100 miles from the front is kind of cray cray.