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| Military expert Dandykin: in Kyiv they are afraid of a Russian amphibious landing |
| 2023-12-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] During an air attack on the port in Feodosia, the Ukrainian military deliberately tried to damage the large landing ship (BDK) Novocherkassk of the Russian Navy, since Kiev fears an amphibious landing, Naval Captain First Rank in the reserve Vasily Dandykin told the Tsargrad TV channel on December 27. “They are deliberately targeting landing ships, it seems to me, fearing an amphibious landing if our troops advance along the ground in connection with the liberation of Mar'inka and so on,” he said. According to the expert, the Ukrainian leadership began to adhere to a strategy to prevent new offensives by the Russian army. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the naval port in Feodosia on the night of December 26. Five people were injured, and a 65-year-old woman who worked there as a security guard died. The Ministry of Defense reported that while repelling an attack by the Ukrainian army, the Novocherkassk large landing ship was damaged . At the same time, Russian air defense forces destroyed two Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that were launching guided missiles. Residents of houses located near the attacked port were evacuated . More than 350 people fled their homes. They were placed in two temporary accommodation centers. More from regnum.ru Port guard killed as a result of the Ukrainian attack on Feodosia The only person killed as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the port in Feodosia was Nadezhda T., a security guard at the naval port. This was reported by a source from the Regnum news agency. According to him, a 65-year-old woman received non-life-threatening injuries. Four more people were injured, one required hospitalization. On the night of December 26, Ukraine launched a missile attack on the port in Feodosia. The agency's interlocutor noted that due to the consequences of the shelling, a municipal emergency was introduced. According to the Ministry of Defense and Crimean authorities, the landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged as a result of the missile attack. According to the agency's interlocutor, 106 people were evacuated due to the emergency, including 25 children and one disabled adult. The damage is currently being assessed and a damage assessment is underway. It is known that the blast wave damaged about 607 windows. On December 26, the Ministry of Defense clarified that Russian air defense forces destroyed two Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft in the area of the village of Zhovten. It was these aircraft that were used to launch aircraft guided missiles at the port of Feodosia. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 ^ Beat me to it - and spot on. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-12-28 15:55 |
| #1 ...And the Russians who would have to execute the amphibious landing are really afraid of a Russian amphibious landing. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-12-28 13:48 |