Posted on 03/26/2024 6:29:35 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Ukraine's navy said in a statement published on Tuesday that Kyiv had "successfully destroyed" the Konstantin Olshansky, and the three other vessels it targeted since Saturday.
In a later statement, Pletenchuk said the Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship may have sustained damage. It was one of two of this type of reconnaissance vessel at Russia's disposal ...
Ukraine used a home-grown Neptune anti-ship missile to strike the Konstantin Olshansky, which was being "prepared for use against Ukraine," Pletenchuk said.
Pletenchuk said the attack on the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship had taken place on Saturday, the same day as the strikes on the Yamal and Azov, according to Ukrainian media.
Open-source intelligence accounts and Russian military bloggers reported that Ukraine had used Western-supplied air-launched Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles to strike the Crimean port on Saturday. A total of 18 missiles rained down on Sevastopol, and Russian air defenses intercepted 11 of the missiles, according to the independent Russian outlet Astra.
Kyiv's military intelligence agency said on Monday that the Yamal was in a "critical" condition...
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Blow me, commie.
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Who's really the commie, you low-IQ turd?
It’s all over now for Vlad! Yeah, Ukers, you’re making all the Zelenskyslurpers on FR proud!
And you’re siding with a thug who murders journalists, opposition politicians, and invaded sovereign countries.
Putin sure didn’t care about civilians in Chechnya.
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That in addition to backing the Biden regime's strategy that provoked this war.
“No, you’re siding with a tyrant that has imprisoned opposition leaders, banned political opposing political parties, imprisoned and murdered dissents..”
Yes, Putin has done all those things. And you still support him.
Very telling
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