Satellite images emerge purportedly showing Russian Navy’s landing ship hit earlier
That’s according to Joseph Dempsey, an analyst with the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), who posted the images on Twitter.
Russia 🇷🇺 Ropucha LST reportedly 'Olenegorsky Gornyak' at Novorossiysk (44.71930° N, 37.82781° E), visibly listing to port following Ukraine 🇺🇦 naval drone attack
— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) August 4, 2023
📷: @planet 04 August 07:08 UTC pic.twitter.com/PNDmRGxj7w
Judging by these images, the battered ship was tugged to the bay in Novorossiysk. It can also be seen that the ship is listed to its port side, likely from damage sustained from the drone attack.
As reported, in Novorossiysk Bay, a surface sea drone damaged the large landing assault ship Olenegorsky Gornyak believed to have 100 crew members on board at the time of the strike.
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