In the port of temporarily occupied Sevastopol, thanks to the actions of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on April 21, the Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel Kommuna caught fire.
This was stated by the representative of the Ukrainian Navy, captain of the third rank Dmitry Pletenchuk, in a comment to the publication Ukrainskaya Pravda.
– This event occurred with the direct participation of the Ukrainian Navy. The nature of the damage to the vessel is being clarified, but, according to preliminary information, the ship is no longer ready to perform tasks, — he said.
They are watching now
Pletenchuk explained that this ship is not a combat vessel, but, despite its venerable age, it served the Russian Black Sea Fleet and was working.
In particular, the Russians used the Commune when they examined the place where the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Moscow, sank.
Ship Commune: what is known about it
Commune — This is a maritime auxiliary vessel of the Russian Navy. His purpose — deep-sea work, recovery of submarines and sunken cargo.
According to open sources, this is the oldest ship of the Russian Navy and the oldest ship in the world that is actually in service and performing combat missions.
According to some sources, it was launched back in 1913, and put into operation two years later. That is, this ship dates back to the times of the so-called Russian Empire.
Explosions in Crimea April 21
On the afternoon of April 21, explosions occurred at military infrastructure facilities in Crimea. The occupiers announced a missile attack on the ship.
Dmitry Pletenchuk said on the telethon that incidents like today in Crimea will continue to happen in the future.
