According to a source quoted by the channel, the Caesar Kunikov had suffered a serious technical malfunction and had left Novorossiysk on the night of February 12 to head to Sevastopol for repairs. It was unable to provide independent propulsion, so it was accompanied by tugs.
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Sokolov’s sacking and Caesar Kunikov sinking: unconfirmed explanations emerge
2/ Sokolov's sacking took place without an official explanation, and there was also no explanation of what the Caesar Kunikov was doing off Alupka in Crimea at the time it was sunk. The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel has published an (unconfirmed) explanation of both occurrences.
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Admiral Sokolov sacked over naval negligence
The recently dismissed Admiral Viktor Sokolov was reportedly fired for ordering the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov to sail without a functional propulsion system. The Ukrainian sea drone attack on February 14 is said to have struck the ship while it was being towed.
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Updates: Russian airstrikes on Kupiansk cause deaths and injuries
UPDATE: Russian airstrikes against Kupiansk kill 1, injure 5. Russia attacked Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with aerial bombs on the afternoon of Feb. 17, killing one woman and injuring at least five people, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
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Avdos – more than a frontline city
I'm with you… this is Avdos. All these years, it has been much more than a frontline city.
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@kyivindependent — 2024-02-17
The EU's collective economic power is by far superior to Russia, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 17 in an interview on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, adding that European nations must invest more in defense and support for
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Case of Russian aircraft crash over Dyakove
‼️ З'явилося відео падіння одного із збитих сьогодні російських літаків у районі окупованого села Дякове Луганської області pic.twitter.com/RoJOZ59XXi
— Цензор.НЕТ ✍️ (@censor_net) 17 février 2024A video has emerged showing the crash of one of the Russian planes shot down today in the area of the occupied village Dyakove, Luhansk region
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Russian Su-34 shot down in Luhansk region, 100km from frontline
/3. One of the Russian aircraft’s which was shot down today. Preliminary identified as Su-34. Dyakove, Luhansk region. +100km from the frontline. https://t.co/yUnYsPUMYl pic.twitter.com/CKQo4lGRV5
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 17 février 2024/3. One of the Russian aircraft’s which was shot down today. Preliminary identified as Su-34. Dyakove, Luhansk region. +100km from the frontline. https://
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Video shows alleged crash of Russian plane downed by Ukraine in Luhansk
A video appeared online that reportedly shows the crash of one of the Russian planes shot down by Ukrainian Armed Forces today in the area of temporarily occupied Diakovo village in Luhansk region. https://t.co/ZBpkbz2Q5a pic.twitter.com/Mn0N3UmDZy
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 17 février 2024A video appeared online that reportedly shows the crash of one of the Russian planes shot down by Ukrainian Armed Forces today in the area of temporarily occupied Diakovo village in Luhansk region.
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Undeterred by gloom: Ukrainians persevere and repair their resolve
It's gloomy and foggy in Kyiv. The news are not good, we are under attacks and we are exhausted. But I get up and do what I have committed to do regardless of the weather, news and my mood. So do thousands and thousands of Ukrainians. We've learned not to hide behind exhaustion,