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Minsk was transferred to Sevastopol, travelling through the Dardanelles on 9 February 2022, as part of a fleet of six landing ships brought into the Black Sea on what Russia called exercises, whilst it denied preparing for an attack on Ukraine. At the time there was some speculation that Russia might make an amphibious attack on Ukraine.[3]
Missile attack on Minsk
During 2023, a number of different attacks were made on the Russian fleet in Sevastopol, but Minsk remained in port. On 13 September 2023, Russian officials reported aerial and marine attacks on Sevastopol. They said that three naval drones had been destroyed but some cruise missiles had hit the dockyard causing fires and damage to Minsk and the Kilo-classsubmarineRostov-na-Donu (B-237). Various sources reported that the attacks were made with the French and UK-supplied Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles launched from a Ukrainian Air ForceSukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[4][5] Based on open-source imagery, the UK Ministry of Defence has assessed that the vessel has "almost certainly been functionally destroyed" by the strike.[6] Ukraine claimed the two ships were "likely damaged beyond repair", which the Russian government denied and stated they would be repaired and returned to full operational status.[7]
The Ukrainians later also claimed that the strike killed 62 Russian personnel, and that many of them were aboard the ship because Minsk had been scheduled to depart on 14 September for combat duty.[8]
^Evans, Angelica; Harward, Christina; Bailey, Riley; Hird, Karolina; Kagan, Frederick W. (25 September 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment September 25, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
