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Satellite photos show a Russian landing ship destroyed by Ukrainian forces while trying to send military supplies to Mariupol. to bring

    Berdyansk harbor Russian sinking ship

    Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies.

    • New aerial photos from Maxar show a Russian landing ship destroyed by Ukrainian forces on March 24.

    • The Pentagon claimed that the Russian military used the ship to bring supplies to besieged Mariupol.

    • The Ukrainian army confirmed on Thursday that it had destroyed the warship.

    New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show an amphibious Russian landing ship on fire and submerged in water Friday in the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine.

    The Russian ship is an Alligator-class landing craft that was hit by Ukrainian forces on March 24.

    The Pentagon said Friday that the ship was offloading supplies for Russian troops currently besieging the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to The New York Times.

    “The destroyed ship in Berdyansk can carry up to 20 tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers and 400 paratroopers,” Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Anna Malyar said, according to The Times. “This is a huge target hit by our military.”

    The first photo shows fire and smoke coming out of the ship, which is partially submerged.

    Satellite images show a Russian amphibious warship on fire in Berdyansk harbor after it was struck by Ukrainian forces on Match 24.

    Satellite images taken on March 25 show a Russian amphibious warship on fire in the port of Berdyansk after it was struck by Ukrainian forces on match 24.Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies

    The second photo also shows a burning storage tank at the larger vantage point from which white smoke is emitted in the harbor.

    Satellite images show a Russian amphibious warship on fire in the port of Berdyansk (below) after it was struck by Ukrainian forces on match 24.

    Satellite images taken on March 25 show a Russian amphibious warship on fire (bottom) in the port of Berdyansk after it was hit by Ukrainian troops on match 24. A storage unit in the harbor is also on fire at the top left.Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies

    On February 24, Russia launched a military attack on neighboring Ukraine.

    Since the beginning of March, heavy fighting has been going on in Mariupol, a strategic city that would link Russian-controlled Crimea with Russian-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.

    Russian forces bombed a theater where more than 1,000 Ukrainians were seeking shelter in the city, killing 300 people, according to local officials. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are still trapped and have limited access to food and water.

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