Not to bring the ammunition and drones of ShahED: whether the war will affect the destruction
The forces of Ukraine's defense struck in Feodosia a large landing ship (VDK) "Novocherkassk" of the Project 775, which could carry a new SHAHED batch from Iran. This vessel is one of the Black Sea Fleet Dowers. The tactical aviation of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces worked successfully for the whole of winged rockets. Eyewitnesses saw ambulances constantly traveled to the scene, which could indicate the death of dozens of people and a large number of injured.
Judging by the fire after the impact, we can talk about the destruction of the vessel. In the photos after extinguishing the fire near the port, only the burned remains of the Novocherkassk landing ship are noticeable. The Ministry of Defense of Russia recognized in the VDC "Novocherkassk", declaring only the damage and alleged destruction in the Air Battle of two Ukrainian Su-24 fighters.
The Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Yuri Ignat in communication with focus denied these data, saying that Ukrainian aviation "does not sit at home", but performs combat missions at operational aerodromes. "Russia will try to invest in the population facts about the destruction of our aviation. The package of aircraft they destroy in their reports . . . There is a month there is all the battle composition of aviation. They have already started to destroy the F-16.
To believe in Russian statements about some destroyed planes is not worth it,"-says military. It should be understood that the Armed Forces had a brilliant special operation, since the Russian forces have quite serious air defense. The military overcame her with tactically competent techniques and Western weapons. When asked what rockets were hit by Novocherkassk, Ignati did not respond directly, but recalled the presence of Storm Shadow in the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces.
A large landing ship usually transports equipment, weapons and staff. It is likely that at the time of the Novocherkassk attack, the ammunition, as well as the Iranian Dron-Kamikadze Shahd in ports in the Zaporozhye direction and in Theodosius, I Ignatius. "The enemy is constantly attacked by Shahd [territory of Ukraine]. Destruction of a large party can give us a certain card-blanche," the Armed Forces spokesman said.
Having analyzed in a conversation with the focus of the exclusion on board the VDK, the military expert of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Maxim Palamarchuk emphasized on the detonation of many artillery ammunition, not just Shards drones. "Of course, there could also be drones from Iran, but the main part of the cargo is still ammunition. I note that artoyopagas play an extremely important role on the front - it is a dangerous weapon against the Armed Forces," the analyst adds.
After attacks on the Crimean bridge for railway echelons, restrictions on patency were set. Ammunition is now carried only by large ships to Kerch and Theodosius, adds naval expert Vladimir Zablotsky. "Our intelligence has tracked this process. Theodosius was chosen because it was closer to the Crimean Center than Kerch. Airplanes were released rockets for a fixed purpose, being outside the enemy air defense," he explains Focus.
The loss of Novocherkassk is a strong loss for the Black Sea Fleet, since there was nine VDK before a full -scale invasion in the Black Sea. There are currently three irreversible losses in the VDC ranks. "The loss of a third of warships is a lot. In the post -Soviet period, Russia built only two large landing ships," Palamarchuk emphasizes. The Navy of Russia does not have a full replacement of the VDC of the project 775, so these ships are operating as much as possible.
Each loss is comparable to the loss of a Corvette battle ship or frigate, writes Alexander Kovalenko, a military-political observer of the Information Resistance group. The expert mentioned that Novocherkassk received a warning from the universe "on March 24, 2022. Then the attack was destroyed by VDC "Saratov", and the VDC "Caesar Kunikov" was damaged. The Russian side declared a blow to the Ukrainian point "point-y".
A year later, a commemorative board with the names of 12 sailors, who died on all three ships, was opened in Sevastopol. "Novocherkassk" with injuries, but managed to escape. After the repair, the ship was busy in the logistics of the invaders, carrying equipment, ammunition and drones -hahed-136. Given detonation, he stood there clearly empty, " - said the expert. Vladimir Zablotsky emphasizes that after attack, Russian sailors quickly fled from Berdyansk to Kerch and did not even get loaded.
" The Russians will continue to use the remains of ships of the Black Sea Fleet against Ukraine, And we will continue to hunt them, "he summed up. Recall that the Russian command is forced to move ships from bases of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea to protect them from the shocks of the Armed Forces. For example, on December 5, a small rocket ship" Tucha "Project 22800" Karakurt "was taken to Novorossiysk.