Reference News Network on December 27** According to the Russian Lianta Network on December 26**, the Russian Ministry of Defense admitted that in the Ukrainian army's attack on Feodosia, Crimea, in the early morning of the 26th, the Russian army's Type 775 large landing ship "Novocherkassk" was damaged. However, the Ministry of Defense did not report the details of the damage.
According to the report, the Ministry of Defense pointed out that two Su-24 fighters of the Ukrainian army launched missiles to carry out the attack. The Russian air defense forces destroyed both aircraft.
Su-24 fighters are capable of carrying the Storm Shadow cruise missiles supplied by the UK to Kyiv. In addition, the Ukrainian army has French "Scarp-EG" cruise missiles. It is believed that the missiles were used to attack the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in September.
The Storm Shadow cruise missile can carry a 450-kilogram warhead and has an estimated range of 200 kilometers.
According to the report, the landing ship "Novocherkassk" was launched in April 1987 and commissioned in November. The ship was built at Polish shipyards for the Soviet Navy. Landing ships of this type are mainly used for landing on undefended coasts, as well as for transporting troops and cargo by sea.
The landing ship of this type has a full load displacement of 4400 tons and a length of 1125 meters, 15 meters wide, can accommodate 10 tanks and 340 marines. Other modifications of the landing ship can carry 13 tanks or 20 trucks. (Compiled by Wei Lianglei).