On Saturday, Ukraine launched a salvo of Storm Shadow cruise missiles against the Crimean peninsula, which hosts Russia's main naval base in the Black Sea at Sevastopol. The Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had “successfully hit” two Russian Ropucha -class landing ships, the Azov and Yamal.
A satellite image published on Sunday nevertheless calls for caution. “It is unclear whether the amphibious ship was damaged and (if so) to what extent,” Frederik Van Lokeren, a Russian naval researcher and former Belgian naval officer said.