🔥 Destruction

A Ropucha-class amphibious assault ship identified as 'Minsk' was destroyed in an attack on a shipyard in occupied Sevastopol on September 13, 2023.

September 13, 2023 Sevastopol, Crimea

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Censor.NET Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Entities

Ropucha-class amphibious assault ship Minsk (weapon_system) occupied Sevastopol (location) Ropucha-class amphibious assault ship (weapon_system) Kilo submarine (weapon_system) Rostov-on-Don submarine (weapon_system) Minsk (weapon_system) Storm Shadow (weapon_system) Minsk landing ship (weapon_system) Sevmorzavod shipyard (location) Russian air defence systems (weapon_system) Sergo Ordzhonikidze shipyard (location) Minsk large amphibious assault ship (weapon_system) Ropucha-class landing ship (weapon_system) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Ropucha-class large landing ship (weapon_system) Kilo-class submarine (weapon_system) Minsk large landing ship (weapon_system) Rostov-on-Don diesel-electric submarine (weapon_system) Rostov-on-Don (weapon_system) Sevastopol Shipyard (location) ATESH (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization)

Source Reports

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Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Ropucha-type amphibious assault ship Minsk was destroyed, not just damaged.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Rostov-on-Don and Minsk were seriously damaged by a Ukrainian Storm Shadow strike on Sept. 13, 2023

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Fire broke out at the Sevmorzavod shipyard near Kilen-balka after missile attack, classified as class D

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Rostov-on-Don submarine was destroyed by a cruise missile attack on Sept. 13, the first-ever case of a submarine being destroyed by a cruise missile

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

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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