The Ukrainian Navy announced today that it destroyed a Russian landing ship that was anchored in the port of the city of Berdyansk, near Mariupol, in the Sea of Azov.
"The troop transport ship Orsk was destroyed in the occupied port of Berdyansk. Glory to Ukraine!" the navy wrote in a message on its Facebook account, accompanied by three photos: a general shot of the ship without any damage and two photos from afar showing smoke rising from the port and the ship on fire, though this cannot be clearly seen.
According to the Russian agency Tass, quoting the Russian Defense Ministry's Zvezda TV network, this troop and material transport ship belonged to the Black Sea Fleet and was the first Russian warship to arrive in Berdyansk on 21 March. "The arrival of this large landing ship in the port of Berdyansk is an important event," Zvezda had reported.
The ship, which can carry up to 1,500 tons of cargo, "is landing under our eyes armored tanks that will strengthen our deployment," it had added.
At present, information about the ship's destruction has not been confirmed. The Russian military rarely makes announcements about the losses it suffers.
On Thursday morning, Ukraine's deputy defense minister said the damaged warship in Berdyansk could carry 20 tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers and 400 soldiers.
The port of Berdyansk is located 80 kilometers west of the strategic port of Mariupol, which the Russians have been trying to seize since the beginning of their invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Mariupol has been under siege since late February and has been continuously bombed.
Source: protothema.gr
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