Has Ukraine blasted ANOTHER Russian warship? MP says frigate is 'in trouble' in the Black Sea and suggests it has been hit with a missile
Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of Odesa regional council, said Russian frigate Admiral Makarov got into 'trouble' in the Black Sea overnight
He reposted local news article suggesting it was shot with a Ukrainian missile
Reports also suggest that Russia has dispatched rescue boats and aircraft, while tracking data shows an American drone circling overhead
If confirmed, it would be second warship hit after Moskva was sunk last month
By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline
Published: 12:56 BST, 6 May 2022 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 6 May 2022
Ukraine may have shot another Russian warship with an MP saying one of Putin's state-of-the-art frigates is 'in trouble' in the Black Sea.
Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of the council of Odesa which houses Ukraine's largest naval base, identified the vessel on his Telegram channel as the Admiral Makarov.
He said the vessel ran into difficulties overnight, before reposting a report from a local news outlet suggesting it had been shot with a Ukrainian missile near Snake Island - whose defenders memorably told another warship to 'go f*** yourself' .
Unconfirmed reports suggest rescue vessels and aircraft have set off from Russia's largest Black Sea port of Sevastopol towards the site, while flight tracking data shows an American drone is circling nearby.
If confirmed, it would be another hugely embarrassing loss for Russia after Ukraine managed to sink the Moskva - the flagship of Putin's Black Sea fleet - along with hundreds of her crew.