Ukraine’s Missiles — and Western Sanctions — Hit Russian Targets, Sinking Warship Capable of Carrying 10 Main Battle Tanks

Orange fireballs light up the sky as Russian vessel is left a charred hulk.

AP/Eugene Hoshiko, file

Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing ship in a series of orange and yellow fireball explosions that went viral Tuesday. The overnight sinking of a ship capable of carrying 10 main battle tanks came as Ukraine claims to have shot down five Russian Sukhoi fighter bombers since Friday. The losses  prompted the defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, to brief President Putin, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

Mr. Shoigu said Russian troops had finally taken Maryinka, a bitterly contested town in Donetsk region. Ukraine insisted its troops still hold parts of the town. Kyiv says the fight over the village and neighboring city of Avdiivka has raised Russia’s toll of dead and wounded soldiers to 353,950 in the 22 months since Mr. Putin launched his full-fledged attack on Ukraine.

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