It’s Still Christmas In Ukraine …

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67821515
 

Not a lot of firm info on this but it seems there were multiple casualties on board whatever was hit. Some reports say it was a cargo ship carrying Shahid drones. If it was the Novocherkassk then that ship had already been damaged before so was presumably unlikely to have been used as a cargo ship but who knows. The weapon used? Most likely a Storm Shadow from the UK (originally) fired from aircraft in Kherson region 

[jourdain2]

Well it's now been on the 'News'  as being probably used in the process of loading men and supplies to ship to the northern area of the Sea in order to supply and support the troops there in their offensive.  It seems to have been severely damaged. Not clerar(at least when I was listening) which ship, but it was said to be large.

[tomus42]

There's video of it showing a massive explosion. I'd say it's more than damaged.

[ichkeria]

It was completely destroyed: one unofficial Russian source  claimed there were 4000 artillery shells and 250 Grad missiles on board as well as 62 personnel. If true they would not have lasted long in the massive explosions and fireball which followed shortly after the initial strike; one further  smaller vessel was also sunk and the force of the blasts impacted Feodosiya's railway station. So a great hit, but Ukraine needs a lot more of these.

[tomus42]

Let's hope they continue to get the help from the west they deserve.

[jno]

British, says The Times

[ichkeria]

Romanian language Newsweek reports that 18 Dutch F16 planes are now in Ukraine - after a lot of recent speculation in recent weeks.

MG-17 payback time ...

[ichkeria]

MH-17