Ukrainian forces destroy large Russian landing ship, military says

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian armed forces have destroyed the large Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov off occupied Crimea in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces, together with the Defence Ministry’s intelligence unit, destroyed the large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov. It was in Ukrainian territorial waters near Alupka at the time of the hit,” the military said on the Telegram messaging app.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Andrew Heavens)