Russia-Ukraine war live: chemical tanker hit near Crimea as UK reports ‘significant blow’ to Russian fleet

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From 34m ago 02.34 EDT UK reports 'significant blow' to Russia's Black Sea Fleet The Ukrainian sea drone strike on Russian Navy landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak in the port of Novorossiysk is a “significant blow” to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF), the UK Ministry of Defence has said. In its latest intelligence briefing, the MoD said the ship “almost certainly suffered serious damage” during the attack on 3-4 August and “represents the largest Russian naval vessel seriously damaged or destroyed since the sinking of the cruiser Moskva on 13 April 2022”. “This is a significant blow to the BSF,” the...