The russian frigate of Project 11356P Burevestnik type (Krivak V) caught fire near Zmiyinyy (Serpent) Island in the Black Sea. This was reported by the Odesa media outlet Dumskaya.
According to journalists, enemy aviation was circling over this area in the sea, and rescue ships came from Crimea to rescue the ship.
The cause of the fire, as well as which of the three frigates of the russian Black Sea Fleet caught fire, is still unclear. Information about the explosion on the ship appeared on social networks yesterday, today the media received confirmation.
The morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine today noted one new loss of an enemy ship or boat. So the russian fleet is already 11 units depleted.
On April 13, Ukrainian defenders hit the cruiser Moskva with a Ukrainian Neptune anti-tank missiles. The ship went down. The occupants called the cause of the loss of their flagship “a fire on board” and refused to admit the loss of the crew.