2022 Berdiansk port attack
The Berdiansk port attack was a strike carried out by Ukrainian forces against Russian Navy ships moored in the Port of Berdiansk on 24 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Alligator-class landing ship Saratov was sunk, and one of the two Ropucha-class landing ships took damage but was able to leave the port.
| Berdiansk port attack | |||||
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| Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||
The Alligator-class landing ship Saratov on fire, with the Ropucha-class landing ships Caesar Kunikov and Novocherkassk steaming out of port after the attack | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Russia | Ukraine | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| Russian Navy | |||||
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Sunk | None | ||||
At the time, it was the heaviest naval loss suffered by Russia during the invasion, and one of Ukraine's most significant successes.
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