Kremlin kinumpirmang tinamaan ng Ukrainian strike ang isang Russian warship
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on December 26, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
Kinumpirma ng Kremlin na nasira ang isa nilang warship sa Crimean port ng Feodosia, dahil sa pag-atake ng Ukraine na tinawag nito at ng Western allies na “major setback” para sa Russian navy.
Sinabi ng Ukraine na winasak ng kanilang puwersa ang Novocherkassk landing ship, kung saan nagbiro pa sa social media si President Volodymyr Zelensky at sinabing kasama na iyon ngayon sa “Russian underwater Black Sea fleet.”
Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng Pangulo na si Dmitry Peskov, “Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed ‘about the damage to our large landing ship’ to President Vladimir Putin in ‘a very detailed’ report.”
Sinabi ng defence ministry ng Russia na ang barko ay sinira ng guided aerial missiles.
Sa kanila namang social media post, sinabi ng Ukrainian ministry, “The Novocherkassk landing ship was destroyed in Feodosa tonight” at ayon sa militar ng Ukraine, ang Russian naval ship ay winasak ng isang missile attack sa eastern Crimean port.
Dagdag pa ng ministry, “Ukraine’s aviation did an excellent job. Crimea is Ukraine. There is no place for the occupier’s fleet here.”
Nakasaad din sa social media post ni Zelensky, “The occupiers will not have a single peaceful place in Ukraine.”
This photograph posted on the Telegram channel @VentdeCrimee shows a warship damaged in a Ukrainian attack in Russian-controlled Crimea © Handout / Telegram / @VentdeCrimee/AFP
Una nang inatake ng Ukraine ang Black Sea fleet headquarters sa Sevastopol noong Styembre, sanhi upang mapilitan ang Moscow na ilipat ang kanilang warships sa mga pantalan sa bandang silangan.
Sinabi ni British defence minister Grant Shapps sa kaniyang social media account, “This latest destruction of Putin’s navy demonstrates that those who believe there’s a stalemate in the Ukraine war are wrong! Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea is now challenged.”
Ayon kay Commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhny, “The troops had pulled back in the town of Maryinka, which is close to the key Russian-held city of Donetsk, but troops were still be present on the outskirts,” matapos angkinin ng Russia na lubos nilang kontrolado ang bayan.
Sinabi ng Ukrainian air force, na inatake ng kanilang tactical aviation ang Novocherkassk sa pamamagitan ng cruise missiles.
Anila, “On board of the ship were Shahed drones that Russia uses for attacks on Ukrainian cities.”
Malimit magsagawa ng pag-atake ang Ukraine sa Crimea, kung saan partikular nilang tinatarget ang Russian military.
Noong April 2022, pinalubog nila ang Moskva cruiser, ang flagship ng Black Sea fleet.
Ang Novocherkassk ay dating ginamit ng Russia para sa kanilang military intervention sa Syria.
Sa kaniya namang post sa Telegram, ay sinabi ni Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov, “Sadly, one person was killed and two others were wounded in an enemy attack on Feodosia.”
Una na ring sinabi ni Aksyonov, “The city’s port was cordoned off following ‘an enemy attack’ that caused a detonation and fire. Six buildings were damaged, mostly with broken windows, and some local residents have been evacuated.”
