The Vassily Bets is not the first ship lost by the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the war. Moscow has confirmed the sinking of the Saratov dock, as well as the fleet flagship, the cruiser Moscow.
Russian transport shipwhich carried weapons of strategic importance Φιδονήσιnear the coasts of southern Ukraine, sank after being hit by Western missiles, said a Ukrainian officer late Friday night.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vassily Betsch was badly damaged when it was hit by missiles fired by surface Harpoon ships supplied to the Ukrainian army by Denmark, despite having anti-aircraft missiles.
«It later became known that he had sunk“, Said o Maxim Martchenkocommander of the Ukrainian forces in Odessa, via Telegram.
This information cannot be independently verified.
There has been no comment from Russia so far.
Fidonisi was occupied by Russian troops in the first days of the war, in late February.
The King Bets is not the first ship lost by the Russian Black Sea Fleet at the war. Moscow has confirmed the sinking of the Saratov dock, as well as the fleet flagship, the cruiser Moscow.