Destroyed 'Caesar Kunikov': Big Landing Ship Carries Out Important Mission

• 15.02.2024, 9:02

The shipwreck has no analogues in the Russian Federation.

The Black Sea Fleet has become a sacred thing for Russia, and therefore the destruction of the Caesar Kunikov ship was a serious blow for the Kremlin.

Timur Olevsky, an opposition Russian journalist and editor of The Insider, said this in a commentary for Channel 24.

According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin personally had put his foot in making the Black Sea Fleet of great importance to Russians.

"The methodical destruction of the Black Sea Fleet is, from a sobering point of view, a very important story," Olevsky said.

He also noted that the Caesar Kunikov large landing ship performed an important function for the occupiers in the south. Thus, it transported a large amount of cargo, including military cargo, equipment and people. Therefore, the loss of the ship may cause serious problems in the Russian logistics.

Olevsky said that the shipwreck has no analogues, because the Russian Federation now does not produce landing ships anymore.

"Apparently, things are so bad that a ship of such importance had no military escort. There was no one who could support and cover it," said the expert.

We remind you that the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence Kyrylo Budanov said that 5 MAGURA drones destroyed the "Caesar Kunikov" big landing ship with military cargo. According to the head of intelligence, the crew of the ship is 90 people, the number of rescued will be known later, as the search and rescue operation of Russian troops continues.