"Nine ships left but not all combat": As the loss of VDC "Caesar Kunykov" will weaken the Fleet of the Russian Federation

The Russians in the Black Sea of ​​thirteen large landing ships have nine. However, experts believe that one of them is only five. The focus found out how painful the loss of the next VDC for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation would be. Ukrainian drones have shot the large Russian landing ship "Caesar Kunikov" in the Black Sea in the morning, February 14. The operation was conducted by the military together with scouts. The ship was destroyed in the General Staff.

"The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the GUR, destroyed the large landing ship of the invaders -" Caesar Kunikov ". At the time of the defeat, it was in the territorial waters of Ukraine near Alupka," the General Staff reported. According to intelligence, the operation was performed by the special unit of Group 13. It was they who recently signed the Ivanovets missile boat. Magura's sea drones were used for attack.

At the beginning of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the occupiers in the Black Sea had thirteen large landing ships. Seven of them were part of the Black Sea Fleet. Six more - the occupiers managed to throw under the guise of exercises. Among all the VDCs based in the Black Sea: during the Great War, the Ukrainian forces have destroyed or damaged at least five ships.

Among them: according to the ship-and-ship engineer, the naval expert Volodymyr Zablotsky, for the Russians the defeat of "Caesar Kunykov" is another painful loss. Thus, there were five large landing ships that were at the beginning of a full -scale invasion at the beginning of a full -scale invasion. "We closed the so -called Berdyansk puzzle when there were three VDKs near Berdyansk -" Saratov "," Novocherkassk "and" Caesar Kunikov. " From nowhere.

Therefore, they can be forgotten about the landing, "says Focus Zablotsky. The expert notes that according to one version, on board the VDC "Caesar Kunikov" could carry Shahd. There is no official confirmation or refutation of this information. "So far, this version is being checked. We do not know what was on board the destroyed VDC. But there was a strong explosion and a fire, which indicates that there were ammunition on board," the focus interlocutor adds.

Military expert Maxim Palamarchuk also believes that the loss of a large landing ship will seriously hit the Russians. "At least three VDCs were permanently destroyed. " Caesar Kunikov "is the fourth. This does not mean that nine large landing ships are capable of performing tasks. The same" Olengorsky Hrynyak ", which is held on the water, was seriously damaged by Ukrainian drone ", - notes in the conversation with focus Palamarchuk.

Large landing ships are used in logistics in the south of Ukraine, experts explain focus. Any violation in this process can be regarded as an advantage for the Ukrainian army. However, in order to take advantage of the weakness of the Russian Federation, we need to strengthen the resources of our army. "The destruction of the VDK weakens Russia. But not critical, because there is a Crimean bridge, rail transportation to the south of Ukraine. But this is a blow to them in any case," Palamarchuk adds.

We will remind, in the Russian Federation the beginning of repair works of VDC "Minsk" in 2024. It is known that the ship was damaged in September 2023 during the Storm Shadow rocket strike. The VDK lost the superstructure. Independent OSINT Analytics from the Oryx project have made "Minsk" to the category of damaged, but experts believe that it is not subject to economic recovery.