“Caesar Kunikov” killed not only Ukrainians: the OP responded to the liquidation of the ship

Ukrainian forces destroyed another Russian ship on February 14. This time our drones hit the large landing ship “Caesar Kunikov” in the Black Sea – not far from Alupka.

Adviser to the head Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak said 24 Channelthat the concept of supposed dominance of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, at a time when Ukraine does not have its own, no longer exists. However, the Russians have not yet realized this, and therefore continue to lose their fleet.

Lost strategic advantages

He recalled that the large landing craft “Caesar Kunikov” also participated in the Syrian campaign of Russia, and in 2008 – in the war against Georgia.

The Russians also used this ship, like the BDK Novocherkassk, to supply military equipment to the Crimean peninsula. I would say that there are many important things here regarding the destruction of Caesar Kunikov,” Podolyak emphasized.

In the southern direction in the Black Sea, Ukraine demonstrates absolutely other approaches to warfare that will shock both the Russians and our partners.

If Ukraine has more relevant instruments, then, according to the adviser to the head of the OPU, Russia may finally lose any strategic advantages, in particular in the south of Ukraine, on the Crimean Peninsula and in the Black Sea.

Moreover, Russia’s dominance in the south of the region and in the Black Sea no longer exists, which significantly affects the enemy’s ability to further demonstrate something.

It is symbolic to continue to destroy Russia’s key tools. Not only the VDK “Caesar Kunikov”, but also a large amount of the infrastructure of the Russians in the occupied territories and on the territory of the aggressor country by partisans or unidentified drones. Little by little, the war is moving into enemy territory, and the Russians will pay a high price for this war,” Podolyak noted.

At the same time, the Russians demonstrated complete negligence when the Caesar Kunikov large landing craft was hit, because it was at sea without cover.

Russia extremely unpredictable country. Even with extensive experience that it is dangerous for representatives of the Black Sea Fleet to be in the Black Sea waters, the Russians still believe – and this is good for us and our partners – that they are still controlling something,” Mikhail Podolyak emphasized.

Control, according to him, still remains, especially in the land part, but from the point of view, for example, of strategic operations, Ukraine has all the initiatives and certain advantages in the Black Sea.

More about the liquidation of the large landing ship “Caesar Kunikov”

< li>On February 14, the Russian ship was attacked by Ukrainian maritime drones Magura V5. The incident occurred in the Black Sea near the temporarily occupied Alupka. After several hits, the large landing craft “Caesar Kunikov” sank.
• According to information from Ukrainian Navy representative Dmitry Pletenchuk, there were 87 crew members on board the “Caesar Kunikov”. However, it is unknown how many of them were killed and wounded. It is known that after the defeat of the ship, there were ambulances on the coast that transported the wounded and dead. At the same time, the Russians are hiding any information about losses as a result of the attack on the ship.
• The US State Department responded to the attack by Ukrainian drones on the Russian ship. They noted that Russia has already lost 20% of its warships.
• A State Department representative noted that now the Russian fleet cannot operate in the Black Sea as it did before the start of the war . He sees this as “a fundamental change in strategic positioning in the Black Sea region.”