Ukraine bombs Russian warship

The Berdyansk port in southern Ukraine, recently occupied by Russian warships, was rocked by a series of heavy explosions soon after dawn on Thursday.

Social media videos showed fires raging at the dockside with a series of secondary explosions reverberating across the city.

According to the armed Forces of Ukraine,  ” we destroyed a large landing ship” which they named as the “Orsk.”

“Two more ships were damaged. A 3,000-ton fuel tank was also destroyed. The fire spread to the enemy’s ammunition depot. Details of the damage inflicted on the occupier are being clarified.”

It’s not known what weapon was used to attack the port.

Analysis of videos uploaded on Thursday also showed one Russian naval vessel leaving the port soon after the explosions.

The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously reported that “the large landing ship Orsk is the first warship of the Russian Federation to enter the port of Berdyansk. It delivered equipment — armored personnel carriers.”

“The ships of this project are very spacious and can take on board a large amount of equipment, up to 20 tanks or up to 40 armored personnel carriers,” the ministry added

Several Russian ships had been unloading military equipment at Berdyansk in recent days, according to reports from the port by Russian media outlets.