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According to the letter, another 27 Russian sailors on the landing craft were injured. According to the letter, the mourning that Yevmenov wants to proclaim in connection with the 74 dead sailors in the city of Novocherkassk will last two days. The commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy also suggested considering the issue of assistance to the families of the deceased sailors who served on the landing ship.
But later, according to the informator.ua server, all mentions of the number of victims on the landing craft “disappeared” from Russian websites and social networks.
Photo: reproinformator.ua
Letter from the head of the fleet to the representatives of the city of Novocherkassk about the victims of the destruction of the amphibious assault ship of the same name
The Russian ship Novocherkassk caught fire and sank after being hit by missiles. The Russian-appointed head of annexed Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, initially claimed that one sailor had been killed and four injured in the Ukrainian attack. It didn’t quite match the footage of the explosion and its aftermath.
The explosion of the ship loaded with ammunition destroyed six buildings in the harbor.
Photo: Anton Herashchenko/Depp State
Wreck of the Novocherkassk ship
The Russians only admitted damage
The Russian Defense Ministry initially acknowledged that the Ukrainian attack had damaged the ship Novocherkassk. At the same time, however, it was said that Russian air defenses had destroyed two Ukrainian Su-24 bombers that had fired air-to-air missiles towards Crimea. However, Kiev denied shooting down the planes.
Later, information appeared on the Astra Telegram channel that 33 people were missing and 19 were injured on the Novocherkassk, whose crew numbered 77 people at the time of the attack. In addition, according to the broadcaster, a port security employee was killed and four other civilians were injured in the attack. The Kremlin said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin in detail about the attack.
All that remained of the Russian ship after the Ukrainian attack was charred wreckage
Broadcaster Astra also confirmed that the Ukrainians had used a British Storm Shadow cruise missile to attack the ship. Fragments of her cloak were found at the crime scene.
The Novocherkassk amphibious assault ship has been part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet since 1987, when construction was completed in Gdansk, Poland.
The Russian ship is underway. Moscow admits one victim, but apparently there are many more
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