03.24.22 Russia-Ukraine War Update: Ukraine Sinks Russian Navy Vessel

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The war continues with a very smart attack by Ukrainian forces which begs the question where were Russian S-400 anti-missile/anti-aircraft systems for the port of Berdyansk:

***BREAKING***

Now beyond any reasonable doubt that a #Russian Navy Alligator Class landing ship exploded in #Berdiansk, Ukraine

Reportedly a Ukrainian ballistic missile strike. Two Ropucha Class ships also present, observed sailing away as fire raged pic.twitter.com/eg8kXp6jfy
— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) March 24, 2022

The vessel which appears to have been sunk was the Russian Navy’s Alligator Class Landing Ship Saratov:

Not a good look for the Russian Navy nor commanders in charge of that port. Here’s some video, from a distance, of the ship burning as it sunk:

Another video /
Berdyans’k
Zaporizhzhia oblasthttps://t.co/f5P5wqPRvm #Ukraine🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/DWBMUroAGA
— Aleph א 🇺🇦 (@no_itsmyturn) March 24, 2022

Meanwhile, the destruction in Chernihiv is unbelievable:

Video shows destruction in #Chernihiv pic.twitter.com/N7B6dMDuvV
— marqs (@MarQs__) March 23, 2022

Chernihiv pic.twitter.com/9wkPKhdDEj
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 23, 2022

In Mariupol, it’s a bloodbath, first the view from RT:

Mariupol pic.twitter.com/j6T3Ovjcz7
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 23, 2022

Then from an evacuee:

This is example of how evacuation from Mariupol looks like, from civilian perspective.. pic.twitter.com/q9ft7eZfqf
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 23, 2022

And more, including Chechens making tea while under fire:

Mariupol pic.twitter.com/PISWyjLZ4e
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 23, 2022

Mariupol pic.twitter.com/9sksiTn7qS
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 23, 2022

This is not reassuring:

Russian lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlyov on state TV threatens nuclear strike on Warsaw, Poland and NATO forces or any peacekeeping contingent that might try to enter Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/vdzP6opH8W
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) March 23, 2022

In the Donbas, the Russian offensive continues:

Russian missile hit a military base in Artyomovsk/Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast) pic.twitter.com/HfHdsG2AUO
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 23, 2022

Finally, for some perspective, here is a somewhat accurate assessment of the military situation via a map issued daily from the French Ministry of Defense:

From that map, Bill Roggio makes an excellent assessment of the situation in the following thread which I highly recommend to my readers:

1) France’s Ministry of Armed Forces has been putting out daily assessments of the fighting in Ukraine (thanks for the heads up, @GrayConnolly). https://t.co/QoJMdH076H
— Bill Roggio (@billroggio) March 23, 2022

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