Novocherkassk (BDK-46) BDA
Novocherkassk (BDK-46) BDA Feodosia Crimea, Ukraine 2023-12-26
TLDR; The Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkassk (BDK-46) has been destroyed with high confidence.
The port infrastructure has suffered some minor damage; however, the port appears operational. A smoke plume and oil slick are visible along with fire trucks and a very long 250 meter fire hose from a pumper truck to near the Novocherkassk. The lack of large amounts of fire suppression equipment speaks to a quick violent explosion without time to stand up a large response.
Much more to come with this amazing Airbus NEO 30cm image! I will post the multispectral analysis later. I also have 30cm imagery of the space communications sites near Yevpatoria in the works. Stay tuned for a series of posts!
Sat Image: © Airbus DS 2023
Date/Time: 2023-12-26 0833 UTC
Location: 45.0278720,35.3915614
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