Vladimir Putin is “completely furious” at the sinking of the Novocherkassk warship and has ordered raids across occupied Crimea, according to a Ukrainian partisan group.
The dictator would like to persecute resistance fighters who give information on Novocherkassk’s whereabouts. According to the Ukrainian partisan organization Atesh, an order has been issued to punish Crimean air defense forces.
He wrote on Telegram: “The wheel of repression is turning. Local citizens were assaulted in the city, their smartphones confiscated, and their homes searched.
“It seems that Putin is absolutely furious about the destruction of the gigantic Novocherkassk landing plane. An order has been issued to punish the Crimean air defense forces. It is expected that many commanders will be ignored and sent to the front to participate in strike groups. “
Novocherkassk hit the port of Feodosiya, Crimea, via a British cruise missile fired from a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic aircraft. It exploded in a massive explosion when its payload, believed to be Iranian-made Shahed suicide drones, exploded.
A massive explosion occurred in a nearby spacecraft, as satellite photographs released via Radio Svoboda appear to show. It is believed to have been a UTS-150 educational craft, which partially submerged.
At least 52 of the 77 men serving aboard the Novocherkassk were missing or wounded after the attack, according to independent Russian media outlet ASTRA, adding young recruits and hired sailors. However, analysts say the magnitude of the explosion suggests there may have been a much higher number of injuries and deaths.
Yan Matveev, an analyst with the Russian military, said: “In the worst-case scenario, up to a hundred more people could have died instantly. The local government announced the death of only one person, a port employee.
“Sailors will be reported missing and their families will download the death certificates of their husbands and sons from the courts. At least two dozen other people were present, divided into two groups. Neither the Kremlin media, nor the Ministry of Defense, nor Z’s military correspondents and other supporters of the war have written a word about them.
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