Ukraine Sinks Two Ropucha Class Landing Craft And Bombs Sevastopol Communications Center for the Russian Black Sea Fleet

Ukrainian missiles destroyed two Ropucha class landing ships anchored at Sevastapol Saturday night. The attack coincided with an attack on the communications center of the black sea fleet. The 350 foot long ships were among the largest remaining ships in Russia's diminished Black Sea Fleet.

Russia shut down the Kerch bridge into Crimea, another sign that Russian control over the Azov is slipping. An invasion of Odesa seems less likely. This from Andrea Gorashenko on Twitter:

In Sevastopol, the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully hit the large landing ships Yamal and Azov, a communications center and several infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the General Staff reported.

OSINTtechnical reports that at least three Storm Shadow missiles hit the main communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

According to the OSINTtechnical project, military units of missile gunners and FSB are also located there.

Last night, the most massive attack "for the entire time of the SMO" was carried out on Sevastopol, official Russian channels wrote.

According to the occupation authorities of the peninsula, allegedly "the air defense system shot down several dozen missiles, including British Storm Shadow missiles, on their approach to the city."

Ukraine Defence Ministry

Both "Azov" and "Yamal" were destroyed. Ropucha class landing ships were built in Poland in the 1980's.

The occupiers confirm that the main communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was the target of the attack.

According to Russian media, 34 military personnel were killed, 40 wounded, and three Su-27 airplanes were damaged at the Belbek airfield.