"Stood clearly not empty": the expert told why the Armed Forces hit the VDC "Novocherkassk"

This opinion was expressed by military observer Alexander Kovalenko, analyst of the group "Information Resistance". According to him, the affected VDC belongs to the project of 775, large landing ships that built the USSR on a shipyard in Polish Gdansk. The VDK-46 "Novocherkaska" was one of the latest examples of this series. It was admitted to the Navy in 1987.

"To date, there is no full replacement of the VDC of the Project 775 and it operates the data of the ships, each loss of which is irreparable and no less painful than the loss of a Corvette type or even frigate," Kovalenko said. He added that the VDC "Novocherkassk" received "a warning from the universe" on March 24, 2022. Then at the port of the occupied Berdyansk he hit with the BDC "Saratov", which was destroyed. Novocherassk was injured that day, but he managed to escape.

"After the repair, the ship was busy in the logistics of the occupiers, carrying equipment, ammunition, as well as drones-Kamikadze Shahed-136. With the detonation that could be observed in Feodosia in the port of this night, he stood there clearly there. " Kovalenko. On the night of December 26 in the occupied Crimea, explosions. As a result of the attack, another ship of the Black Sea Fleet VDC "Novocherkassk" received.

The Air Force Command also suggests that the Novocherkassk VDC could carry shock drones-Kamikadze Shahd. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the media writes, confirmed the information about the Armed Forces on the large landing ship "Novocherkassk". The department claims that the BDC was damaged as a result of attack by aviation guided missiles. The Defense Ministry also reports that the Ukrainian SU-24, which launched the missiles were allegedly destroyed.