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Landing ship Caesar Kunikov. Photo: website of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Drones of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) have struck the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea on the morning of 14 February.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in DIU
Details: Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that it was a DIU operation, resulting in the sinking of the Caesar Kunikov.
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В Чорному морі щось палало. Джерела УП в ГУР кажуть, що підбили черговий корабель ЧФ РФ. Він нібито затонув. Відео з Telegram-каналу “Кримський вітер” pic.twitter.com/00ebSlZ7BM
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) February 14, 2024
Ukrainska Pravda has asked for official comments on this matter.
Про те, що в Чорному морі щось дійсно сталося, свідчать вертольоти Мі-8 і Ка-27, які літають низько над водою в районі Фороса-Кацівелі-Алупки. Відео з Telegram-каналу “Кримський вітер” pic.twitter.com/DrtMYlg73Y
— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) February 14, 2024
For reference: According to the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s website, the Caesar Kunikov is a Project 775 large landing ship. The vessel is 112.5 metres long, 15 metres wide and has a draft of 3.7 metres. The warship has the following weapons: 2×2 57-mm AK-725 artillery pieces, 4×8 launchers of man-portable air defence systems, and 2×30 122-mm A-215 Grad-M multiple rocket launchers.
There are 87 crew members.
The ship can reportedly be used to set up minefields. The landing ship can be used with various loading options: 150 troops and 10 T-55 tanks with a crew of 40; 12 PT-76 amphibious swimming tanks with a crew of 36; a unit consisting of 3 T-55 tanks with a crew of 12, 3 120-mm mortars, 3 2G 27 combat vehicles, 4 ZIL-130 vehicles, 4 GAZ-66 vehicles and one GAZ-69 off-road vehicle.
The landing party consists of 147 troops. The ship is capable of carrying 650 tonnes of cargo over a distance of 4,700 miles.
According to Wikipedia, Tsaezar (Caesar) Lvovich Kunikov, a Soviet officer and commander of a landing unit, after whom the warship in question was named, died on 14 February 1943 and was buried in Gelendzhik, where Russian President Vladimir Putin has a bunker.
Background:
- Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that its air defence forces had supposedly shot down six drones in the Black Sea on the night of 13-14 February.
- At the same time, Telegram channels reported that something was burning in the sea near Alupka-Katsiveli. Two Mi-8 helicopters were also reportedly circling low over the water in the area.
- The Krymsky Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel reported that drones had supposedly struck a landing ship.
- Later, a Ka-27 search and rescue helicopter was also spotted in the area of the settlement of Foros (Russian-occupied Crimea).
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