On Wednesday, February 14, Western politicians reacted to the destruction of the Russian large landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea.
The world's reaction to the attack on the ship Caesar Kunikov
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,commenting on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on the ship, he said that Ukraine is successfully guarding the trade corridor.
– Just a few months ago, few thought this was possible. Now, in fact, grain exports from Ukraine are carried out even without an agreement with Russia. “This shows the skill and competence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Stoltenberg said during a press conference in Brussels.
British military analyst Michael Clarke, in a note for Sky News writes that this strike indicates that the Russian Federation cannot safely use the western part of the Black Sea .
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He notes that the ability for Ukraine to move in this part of the sea provides protection for merchant ships access to the Mediterranean Sea.
However, in his opinion, a strike on a ship does not ensure victory in the war.
– “While they do well in the Black Sea, they don't do so well on land because the Russians are pushing slowly,” Clark notes.
Columnist Michael McKay believes that Ukraine is professionally and methodically winning the battle for the Black Sea.
Meanwhile, a researcher at the Hudson Institute in the USA Luke Coffey, is convinced that attacks on Russian Ropukha-class ships are a deliberate tactic of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
What is known about the attack on the ship Caesar Kunikov
February 14, near Alupka in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov was destroyed.
The enemy ship was sunk by special forces of Group 13 of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense together with all components of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
