British Storm Shadow missiles struck Russian naval assets in Sevastopol dry docks, sinking the landing assault ship Minsk and severely damaging the submarine Rostov-Na-Danu, while also disabling all three major warship-sized dry docks.
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British Storm Shadow missiles struck Russian naval assets in Sevastopol dry docks, sinking the landing assault ship Minsk and severely damaging the submarine Rostov-Na-Danu, while also disabling all three major warship-sized dry docks.
The Sevastopol shipyard was attacked by missiles and unmanned boats on the night of September 13.
On September 13, 2023, a Ukrainian missile attack for the first time damaged the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don, along with sinking Minsk – another major naval vessel.
Minsk (Project 775) was destroyed in a dry dock in Sevastopol on 13 September 2023
The submarine was attacked for the first time on September 13, 2023, and since then Russia invested significant resources in restoration.
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