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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ukrainian spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk stated on television that the attack, which involved two US-provided ATACMS missiles, could signify the loss of the last Russian cruise missile carrier in Crimea.

Sheesh. I wonder if they have any left over in Novorossiysk. Their Black Sea fleet is so shot, it’s crazy

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Fleet

By March 2024, Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said they had disabled or destroyed one third of the Russian Black Sea fleet.[7]

That being said, keep in mind that some of those ships are specialized and interdependent. Like, a seagoing fleet tug doesn't do you nearly as much good without an aircraft carrier to tow and vice versa. So even aside from Ukraine focusing on more-valuable ships, I expect that even a random one-third of ships being lost would probably cause a greater degradation of capability than one-third.