The news that the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Type 775 large landing ship "Novocherkassk" was hit by a cruise missile of the Ukrainian army has attracted widespread attention from netizens. The Russian Ministry of Defense made a rare admission to this fact, but did not disclose the specific circumstances of the losses.
However, judging by the **scene** circulating on the Internet, we can clearly see that the ports of the Crimea are in flames, and the "Novocherkassk" is already beyond repair. Apparently, this large landing ship of Project 775 has a large amount of military supplies inside.
Why, then, did Russia put its Black Sea Fleet within the range of the Ukrainian army, and also moored landing ships in the ports of Crimea, and finally allowed the Ukrainian army to succeed?
This brings us to the question of the southern supply line of the Russian army. Although the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for a long time, and there are various analyses on the Internet, there may be many people who do not understand the characteristics of Ukraine's transportation system.
In fact, back in Soviet times, in order to save costs and time, when building the railway network of Ukraine, not many railway lines to the interior were built along the coastline of the Sea of Azov, therefore, in the area near the Sea of Azov, there was only one railway junction to Zaporozhye.
And the essence of war is to ensure that supplies from the rear can be continuously delivered to the front. And for the Russian army, the biggest problem is that Zaporizhzhia has been stubbornly defended by the Ukrainian army. Thus, the supply of the southern army by the Russian army can only be carried out through the Crimean bridge, from which it enters the territory of Ukraine. This also explains the main reason why the Ukrainian army has been staring at the Crimean bridge and has launched several attacks.
And the Russian side, after realizing that the Ukrainian army already has the ability to strike at the Crimean bridge and cut off the supply lines of the Russian army, quickly made adjustments. That is to change the way of replenishment, using landing ships as ro-ro transports. This is probably the reason why the landing ships of the Russian army will appear in the ports of the Crimea, and after being hit.
It is no exaggeration to say that this time the destruction of the landing ship of the Russian army can be seen as the fact that the Ukrainian army has successfully hit the vital points of Russia, and Putin is also facing a huge dilemma.
On the one hand, there are very few landing ships like this left in the Russian army, one less for every one lost.
On the other hand, with the repeated strikes of the Ukrainian army on the supply lines of the Russian army, the inadequacy of the Russian army's air defense capabilities has also been fully exposed.
Of course, Russia will definitely take more countermeasures after suffering such large losses. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, presumably, even if it will continue to suffer, the Russian side will still try to ensure the supply of the army on the southern front, depending on how Putin will respond next.
In addition, I personally believe that another reason why Ukraine is reluctant to freeze the conflict is likely to be that in the context of the war, it is difficult for Russia to rebuild several railways connecting southern Ukraine, and this is not necessarily the case after the conflict is frozen. If, after Russia repairs the railway network, it starts a conflict again, then this war will be even more difficult to fight.
In short, although the Kyiv regime, instigated by the United States and the West, uses the blood of its own people to serve Western interest groups, the Ukrainian military still has a certain ability, and this incident can be seen that the Ukrainian army has been trying its best to strike at the supply lines of the Russian army. In the end, I can only say that Russia and Ukraine killed each other, and in the end, the great benefits were given to others, but their own people suffered.