The sinking of the Russian vessel has taken on a greater
symbolic meaning to Ukraine in the war.
Published: JANUARY 11, 2023 14:23
Updated: JANUARY 11, 2023 22:27
The boat was destroyed in the area of the Bilohrudyi Island (Photo:google.com/maps)
A Russian warship was allegedly sunk by Ukrainian artillery
in the Dnipro River on Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine claimed.
The class of the vessel was still being determined, said the
General Staff on Facebook. An infrared photo accompanying the announcement
shows what appears to be a patrol boat on fire.
"Ukrainian artillery has successfully shot a Russian
war boat on the Dnipro River," the Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweeted
on Tuesday.
The ship was reportedly in the delta of the strategic river,
which bisects Ukraine as well as its capital Kyiv. In November, Russian forces
retreated to the east bank of the river. The Ukrainian port city Kherson,
which was recaptured in November after it had been occupied by Russia since
early March, sits at the mouth of the Dnipro, were the river flows past several
islands into the Black Sea via the Dniprovska Gulf.
Continuing the count of casualties
The Ukrainian Defense ministry posted its daily count of
Russian casualties on Tuesday with an additional
warship marked sunk, bringing the tally up to 17 since the war began on
February 24.
While the Russian Black Sea Fleet far surpasses the
Ukrainian fleet numerically and enjoys a great degree of control over maritime
traffic in the Black Sea, it has been unable to achieve naval superiority in
the body of water due to Ukraine's land-to-sea combat capabilities.
Western nations have supplied anti-shop missiles such as the
Harpoon to Ukraine, but it also has its own indigenously developed Neptune
missile, a pair of which were famously used to sink the Black Sea Fleet
flagship Moskva.
The sinking of Russian
warships has taken on a greater symbolic meaning to Ukraine in the
war, especially online, where it has taken on a memetic quality.
During the initial hours of the invasion, the Moskva was
part of the task force that took Snake Island. Guards stationed there
refused to surrender, saying "Russian warship, go f*** yourself." The
phrase has been repeated many times since to express defiance against the
Kremlin. The obstinance of the guards and the response to the Moskva, and
its sinking, have even been featured on postcards and postal stamps.
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