On the morning of February 14, units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed the large amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov. General Staff confirmed the sinking of the ship.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, destroyed a large landing ship of the occupiers - "Cesar Kunikov", - the message says.
According to reported The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, this was done by Ukrainian intelligence officers in cooperation with all components of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"The successful mission was carried out by the special forces of the "Group 13" of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The implementation of the special operation became possible with the support of the United24 platform." - says the message.
It is noted that the enemy ship was attacked by "Magura V5" sea attack drones near the shores of the temporarily occupied Crimea near the city of Alupka.
As a result, "Cesar Kunikov" received critical holes on the left side and began to sink.
What is known about VDC "Cesar Kunikov"
The Russian amphibious assault ship "Cesar Kunikov" of project 775 is one of the newest Russian ships. It is based in Sevastopol. Could accommodate 87 crew members on board.
Before the full-scale Russian invasion, the ship participated in the KFOR operation in Kosovo (1999), the Russian-Georgian war (2008) and provided support to the Syrian army (2015).
On March 24, 2022, the VDK was damaged in the port of Berdyansk. On May 14, 2023, it left the factory after repair and painting.
Separately, the GUR noted that the "Caesar Kunikov" was sunk on the same day that the Soviet officer, in whose honor the ship was named, died. Caesar Lvovich Kunikov is a Soviet officer, a hero of the Soviet Union. Died on February 14, 1943 after numerous injuries from a mine explosion on the night of February 12.
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