Russia pulls landing ships from Crimea, Ukraine says
The Russian Navy has removed all its large landing ships from ports in occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Sept. 21.
According to her, the Russian naval group continues to maneuver in the Black Sea to the east of the Crimean Peninsula, closer to Russia’s Novorossiysk.
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“By the way, the large amphibious ships have already been relocated to purely Russian bases, they no longer trust the Crimean bases,” said Humeniuk.
“We also do not register any [cruise] missile carriers on combat duty.”
Read also: Ukraine vows further strikes on Russian military assets in occupied Crimea
In just the past week, Ukraine has inflicted several successful strikes on the Russian targets in Crimea. On Sept. 13, a Russian submarine and landing ship were severely damaged in a drydock in Sevastopol Bay.
Read also: Ukrainian missile strike destroys Russian Black Sea Fleet command center — NV sources
On Sept. 14, according to NV’s source in the SBU, Ukrainian forces destroyed a cutting-edge Russian S-400 Triumf air defense system, using Ukrainian-made Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles, which have been modified to be used against ground targets.
On Sept. 20, another combined missile and drone strike targeted a Russian Black Sea Fleet command center near Sevastopol.
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