THIS is the dramatic moment a Russian ship loaded with ammunition was reportedly blown up in Ukraine, forcing Putin’s Navy to retreat.
The landing ship, named Orsk, is seen on fire in the footage, while black smoke can be seen coming from the port in occupied Berdyansk.
The trio of Moscow’s sea ships had been assisting their advance in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
While Orsk sank and ammunition on board exploded, sending black smoke into the sky, another Kremlin Navy ship was damaged, and a third attempted to leave port before being obliterated as well.
The port’s fuel depot was also said to be on fire.
In a Facebook post, the Ukrainian Navy stated: “The occupying black sea fleet’s large paratroop ship ‘Orsk’ was destroyed in the occupied Russian port of Berdyansk.
Ukraine, bravo!”
It comes after footage showed a Russian tank being completely destroyed by a Ukrainian missile, amid reports that Putin has lost 3330 vehicles in total.
Russia also inadvertently revealed it had lost 10,000 troops when the figure was revealed by a pro-Kremlin newspaper, though NATO has said the figure could be as high as 15,000 troops.
Four missiles, including phospherous bombs, hit Lugansk on the 29th day of the invasion. Two Ukrainian children were among the four killed.
There is no electricity in 101,526 houses across 35 towns and villages in eastern Ukraine’s disputed Donbas region.
In the last 24 hours, Russia has launched 250 air raids over Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. In response, a defiant Ukraine claimed to have shot down 11 aircraft, including seven planes, one helicopter, two cruise missiles, and a drone.
Moscow has authorised a terrifying 1,100 missile strikes on Ukraine in the last 22 days, with many of them hitting schools, hospitals, and theatres that provide shelter.
Meanwhile, the deputy prime minister has stated that seven humanitarian corridors will be opened today to allow people to flee safely.
The besieged city of Mariupol, on the other hand, has been left off the list of places where civilians are urged to flee to a nearby town.
Shocking footage shows the city completely destroyed, with only a few buildings remaining unharmed by the relentless shelling.
Russian troops have been pounding Ukrainian cities since the invasion began, but Mariupol has seen the brunt of the fighting.
Hundreds of thousands of people are thought to be trapped inside buildings, with no access to food, water, power, or heat.
Russian shells, bombs, and missiles have hit a theatre, an art school, and other public buildings, burying hundreds of women and children who had sought refuge in cellars.
Following Zelensky’s request for increased sanctions last night, the Prime Minister stated this morning that Putin has “crossed a red line” and that the international community will “increase the pressure” on Putin.
“We need to do more, and we need to do more economically,” Mr Johnson said. Can we do more to prevent him from using his gold reserves in addition to his cash reserves?
“What else can we do to sanction Swift? Then we must do more to provide military assistance to the Ukrainians.”
He continued, saying: “We owe it to them to assist them in protecting themselves and their loved ones. As a result, the United Kingdom is stepping up once more.”
His remarks come ahead of today’s NATO summit in Brussels.
“At these three summits, we will see who is our friend, who is our partner, and who sold us out and betrayed us,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a video address.
He went on to say that he expected “serious steps” from Western allies, repeating calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and complaining that the West had not provided Ukraine with planes, modern anti-missile systems, tanks, or anti-ship weapons.
