The Black Sea Fleet is Moscow's 'prime vulnerability,' analyst Marina Miron told Newsweek.
In stark contrast to Ukraine's grinding, painful efforts to restrain Russia's march westward in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv is plugging away at Moscow's valuable Black Sea Fleet with stunning success.Ukraine's military suggested that three of Russia's vessels—two large landing ships, plus a possible hit on a reconnaissance vessel Ukraine has previously targeted—could have been impacted by Ukrainian missile strikes on the Crimean port city of Sevastopol late on Saturday.
Kyiv is verifying whether Russia's reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs may have sustained damage on Saturday, Pletenchuk said. The vessel was 'likely' damaged, the spokesperson told the United States-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.Two missiles struck the Ivan Khurs, Astra reported, citing anonymous sources. Russian authorities in Crimea had reported a 'massive' missile strike on Sevastopol on Saturday night.
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