Ukraine says drone destroyed Russian landing ship near Snake Island

[rebewranger]

Ukraine says drone destroyed Russian landing ship near Snake Island
Caitlin McFall
Sat, May 7, 2022, 10:53 AM·
Ukraine's defense ministry on Saturday claimed it had sunk a Russian Serna-class landing boat off of the now-famous Snake Island which has stood as a symbol of resistance since the beginning of the war.
 
Spokesman for the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhii Bratchuk, told Ukrainian news outlet Pravda that Zmiinyi Island – also known as Snake Island – has become "a symbol of our rock-hard endurance and our ability to shatter the enemy’s most persistent efforts."
 
The island first garnered international attention after footage surfaced in the early days of the war of a Russian ship issuing a warning to a small group of Ukrainian soldiers, telling them to lay down their arms or face a missile strike.

A Ukrainian guard responded over the radio and said, "Russian Warship, go f--- yourself."

All 13 Ukrainian servicemen were originally thought to have been killed after contact with the soldiers had been lost.

It was later revealed they had been taken as prisoners of war.
 
Russia’s war in Ukraine has persisted for more than two and a half months and Moscow’s aggressive determination to take over eastern Ukraine has escalated in recent weeks in the lead up to its May 9th "Victory Day."

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-says-drone-destroyed-russian-145303927.html

[Smokin Joe]

That'd be one of these, if so.

[sneakypete]

This just highlights what I have been saying for several years now. With the possible exception of nuclear submarines,in the event of a shooting war between two major Navies,all Navies are nothing more than floating coffins these days.

Nowhere to run,nowhere to hide.

The most expensive floating targets in the history of the world.