Russian frigate Admiral Makarov

The Admiral Makarov is one of only three ships of its class in Russia's Black Sea fleet and its sinking would be a blow to Vladimir Putin coming shortly ...

Naval battles in the Black Sea have been one of a number of key battlegrounds as Russia seeks to secure parts of the Ukrainian coast. A report in Forbes said that Russian commanders were aware that the Admiral Makarov would be a Ukrainian target now. The significant damage to the Admiral Makarov would be a serious blow to Putin's forces. The Admiral Makarov is one of just three frigates of its class active in the Black Sea. Alongside that, a number of unconfirmed reports said the warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles near the Sevastopol naval plant in Crimea, on the Black Sea. It was said to be close to Snake Island in the Black Sea, where a rescue operation was underway involving multiple aircrafts and rescue boats.

REPORTS are emerging that a Russian navy frigate has been hit by Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

"OSINTdefender", an open source intelligence monitor, tweeted: "It’s seeming more and more likely that the claims about the Russian Frigate Admiral Makarov being stuck by Ukrainian Anti-Ship Missiles off the Coast of Odessa are true. It is one of three such frigates in the possession of the Russian Black Sea fleet. The Admiral Markov was commissioned in 2017 and is the most modern vessel in her class, and as such was a prime target for the Ukrainian army. The 409-foot Admiral Makarov is one of the most important ships at the disposal of the Russian Black Sea fleet. Social media user "UOI", a war analyst, wrote: "Sources say the Russian frigate was hit by a Neptune missile and is on fire near Snake Island." The Admiral Makarov is said to have been struck by anti-ship missiles while it was in waters off the coast of Odessa. Rescue ships and aircraft have reportedly been sent to the area and are being tracked by US surveillance drones.

Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of the Odesa council where Ukraine's largest naval base is situated, said that the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was 'in ...

Goncharenko, posting to his followers around 10am today, wrote: 'The patrol frigate of the Russian Navy 'Admiral Makarov' is despondent. The Admiral Makarov is one of three major naval combatants in the Russian navy in the Black Sea. Russia was forced to admit the Moskva had sunk, though blamed it on a combination of an unexplained explosion on board and 'rough seas' The Makarov is an Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, one of the Russian navy's newest vessels and the most state-of-the-art frigate operating in the Black Sea. The Moskva, flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, was sunk in a Ukrainian missile strike on April 14 which caused it to catch fire (pictured) MP says frigate is 'in trouble' in the Black Sea and suggests it has been hit with a missile