The spokesman for the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmytro Pletenchuk said it is likely that the Black Sea Fleet of Russia has lost a small missile ship "Zyklon" — the last carrier of cruise missiles in Crimea.
This happened during the attack on May 19. The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that they destroyed the 266-M "Kovrovets" sea minesweeper at that time.
Regarding "Zyklon", information is being clarified.
"The entire staff was affected. They are very impressed now [...]. We are currently verifying the rest of the information. But there is a possibility that the Black Sea Fleet lost its last carrier of cruise missiles in Crimea," Pletenchuk said on the air of the telethon.
In a comment to Radio Svoboda, he added that on the peninsula, the “Zyklon” performed the role of anti-aircraft defense in the Sevastopol bay. The ship was armed with the “Pantsir-S” anti-aircraft missile complex, but, as Pletenchuk claims, it did not fire a single shot.
- According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of May 20, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian forces have destroyed 28 ships and boats of the Russian Federation, as well as one submarine.