Russia denies that Ukraine damaged logistics ship
Russia denied it after Ukraine announced it had attacked and damaged a modern logistics ship of its country near the outpost island in the Black Sea.
In an online post on May 14, the Russian Defense Ministry published photos allegedly taken of the ship on the same day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on the Black Sea. “The photos clearly show that the ship has not suffered any damage,” the statement from the Russian Defense Ministry read.
The logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov (second from outside) docked at the port of Sevastopol on May 14. Image: Telegram/Black Sea Fleet.
Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for the military government of the Odessa region of Ukraine, on May 12 announced on social media that the country’s navy attacked the Russian supply ship Vsevolod Bobrov near Zmiinyi Island (also known as the Island of Zmiinyi). Snake), where the skirmishes took place in recent days. According to him, the raid set the ship on fire.
The Vsevolod Bobrov was built between 2013 and 2021 and entered service this year. The ship has a displacement of 8,500 tons, is responsible for logistics and ice breaking, with a crew of up to 100 people.
Zmiinyi Island has an area of about 17 hectares, located on the Black Sea, about 35 km from the coast of Odessa. Before the war, the Ukrainian border guards stationed a garrison of about 100 border guards to protect the island.
In mid-April, Russia said a fire had exploded the ammunition depot of the cruiser Moskva. Although the crew of the battleship was evacuated and the ship was towed to the port in the Crimea peninsula, the flagship Moskva still sank not long after due to severe hull damage and large waves, which made the ship unstable. determined.
However, defense officials Ukraine and America announced that the cruiser Moskva was hit by a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile.
Vu Hoang (According to Reuters)
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