Two Russian ships left the port of Feodosia in occupied Crimea after the attack on the landing ship “Novocherkask” on the night of December 25-26, Ukrainian Pravda reports.

Ship “Novocherkask” sunk by Ukrainians in 2021Photo: Katrina Kochneva / Zuma Press / Profimedia

This happened a few hours after the Ukrainian army attacked the ship “Novocherkask”, which was stationed there, reports Krym.Realii, a project of Radio Free Europe.

At the same time, as noted in the project, it was impossible to identify the ships due to low visibility and a long distance.

Journalists assume that it was a warship and a military craft of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia.

The Ukrainian Air Force said on Tuesday it had destroyed a Russian navy ship in the Black Sea suspected of carrying Iranian drones used by Moscow in its conflict with Kiev, AFP reported.

“The large landing ship “Novocherkask” was “destroyed” by Air Force pilots, Telegram reported.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirms that its Novocherkassk Ropucha amphibious assault ship was “damaged” in Feodosia last night, but says it destroyed two Ukrainian bombers. On the other hand, the Ukrainian Air Force claims that it did not lose a single plane during the attack on the ship in Feodosia. They say they hit the ship with Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles. This was reported by Air Force spokesman Colonel Yuriy Ignat.