The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Russian landing ship “Konstantin Olshansky” with a missile

The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the second large Russian landing ship, the Konstantin Olshansky, with a Ukrainian-made Neptune subsonic anti-ship missile.

The ship is confirmed to have been hit, but its condition is unknown. According to some reports, the ship was seriously damaged and is currently inoperative.

Ukrainische Streitkräfte griffen das Schiff #KonstantinOlshansky auf der #Krim an, – Marinesprecher

Laut Pletenchuk wird der Schaden noch geklärt, aber das Schiff ist nicht in Kampfbereitschaft.#Crimea #BlackSea pic.twitter.com/hnsnpmFDk5

— Boris Alexander Beissner (@boris_beissner) March 26, 2024

In order for a ship to be hit by an anti-ship missile, it had to be at sea or at least close to the port of Sevastopol.

In case online translators don't work so well for the last story, the Kostantyn Olshansky is a #Ukraine ship, stolen in 2014 when #Crimea was annexed.

Here's a 2016 article in English showing how #Russia illegally used the large landing craft.https://t.co/U6GObnY89P

— Tim White (@TWMCLtd) March 26, 2024

This is the first time in a long time that the Ukrainians have used this particular missile, having previously used naval drones and SCALP and Storm Shadow cruise missiles, meaning that recent Russian strikes on warehouses, production lines and military installations have caused a serious shortage of these systems weapons. Using the Neptune missile, the Ukrainians sank the Russian cruiser Moskva in April 2022.

The West is alarmed by Russia's recent aggressive actions in Odessa. They believe that the amphibious operation will be attempted sooner than they thought, since capturing the city would give the Russians a huge strategic advantage. Therefore, Kyiv directed its attacks on the landing craft of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in order to prevent such a development of events.

Over the past three days, the Ukrainians have attacked the landing ships Azov, Yamal and Ivan Khurs, putting them out of action. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched several attacks on the infrastructure and control systems of the Black Sea Fleet.

It is worth noting that the ship “Konstantin Olshansky” belonged to the Ukrainian Navy since 1996 and was captured by the Russians in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea.

🔥The Armed Forces of #Ukraine
hit the ship "Konstantin Olshansky" with "#Neptune" subsonic cruise missiles. Damage to the vessel is being specified,
– said Dmytro Pletenchuk. pic.twitter.com/7qjFhl669J

— ZMiST (@ZMiST_Ua) March 26, 2024

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