Ukrainian Armed Forces Report Sinking of Russian Amphibious Ship off Crimea Coast

The Ukrainian armed forces claimed that a big Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, has sunk off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea. Local media reported that powerful explosions were heard early this morning.

Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence published a video of what it said were Magura V5 naval drones striking the landing



ship.

However, there was no confirmation from Russia's navy that the Caesar Kunikov had sunk in the Black Sea.

Ukraine has repeatedly hit Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Amphibious ships are used to move assault troops to land quickly, especially in enemy territory.