• tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Wait, the Baltic Fleet, not the Black Sea Fleet? Ukraine’s shooting at the Black Sea Fleet.

    googles

    Oh, damn, apparently it was Russia. Well, NCD was the first to tell me about it.

    https://www.newsweek.com/russia-navy-baltic-sank-own-ship-missile-1882164

    Russia Accidentally Sank Own Ship During Baltic Navy Drills

    Russia has accidentally sunk one of its own ships with a missile during naval drills off the coast of the Kaliningrad region, killing three crew members and injuring four others, according to local media reports.

    During a Baltic Fleet exercise on March 19, a missile mistakenly blew up the trawler Captain Lobanov, independent television channel TV Rain (Dozhd) reported, citing a relative of one of the crew members. Three crew members were killed, four more were wounded, and the captain’s cabin was destroyed, the source said.

    I guess that it’s probably just as well that they’re doing the exercises, as it sounds like maybe some units need them…