Mariupol

Ukrainian Forces Still Hold Mariupol as Russians Close In

A street in Mariupol Ukraine from the Facebook page of the 36th Marine Brigade on April 7, 2022.

Ukraine still controls its port city of Mariupol despite concerns that it might soon fall to Russia, a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday.

Mariupol has been a target for most of the nearly 50-day Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia used amphibious landing ships in the early days of the invasion to bring troops outside of the port city.

While it took the Russians longer than expected to...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/12/ukrainian-forces-still-hold-mariupol-as-russians-close-in

Russians attack and sink Dominica-flagged m/v Azburg in Mariupol

m.v. AZBURG on fire in the port of Mariupol, Ukraine

URGENT – URGENT – URGENT – URGENT – URGENT – URGENT – URGENT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION REPORT

The Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Administration reports that motor vessel AZBURG IMO number 9102899 Call Sign J7BG6 MMSI number 325116200 was indiscriminately attacked, sank and completely destroyed while at berth in Mariupol, Ukraine.

The vessel was struck by two missile shells while at berth in the port of Mariupol, Ukraine on 3rd of April 2022 at...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/05/russians-attack-and-sink-dominica-flagged-m-v-azburg-in-mariupol/

Satellite Images Confirm Russian Navy Landing Ship Was Sunk at Berdyansk

An image of an Alligator-class landing tank ship underwater at the pier of the port of Berdyansk on March 25, 2022. Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies Used with Permission

The Russian landing ship attacked by Ukrainian forces this week at in the southern port city of Berdyansk has sunk, Pentagon officials confirmed on Friday.

Satellite images provided to USNI News by Maxar Technologies prove the Alligator-class landing ship tank (LST) that was seen on video on Thursday was underwater at...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/25/satellite-images-confirm-russian-navy-landing-ship-was-sunk-at-berdyansk

VIDEO: Russian Landing Ship Destroyed in Ukrainian Port

H I Sutton and Damien Symon Image used with permission

The Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Alligator-class landing ship in the port city of Berdyansk on Thursday, Ukrainian officials claimed.

Ship spotters reported a burning ship, which the Kyiv Independent identified as Russian Navy ship Orsk, with two other landing ships seen with some fire damage. Another ship was seen off the coast circling, USNI News contributor H I Sutton reported via Twitter.

Both Ropucha class LSTs were damaged with...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/24/video-russian-landing-ship-destroyed-in-ukrainian-port

Intentions of Russian Amphibious Warships in Black Sea Still Unclear

Ivan Gren-class amphibious warship RTS Pyotr Morgunov (117) entering the Black Sea on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

About a dozen Russian warships remain in the Black Sea, raising concerns that Moscow is still considering an amphibious assault on the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

It is unclear what Russia is planning for the ships, which include amphibious and surface combatants vessels, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters Monday. The Pentagon noted the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/21/intentions-of-russian-amphibious-warships-in-black-sea-still-unclear

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