Ukraine's strike on a Crimean shipyard poses a problem for Russia's fleet, UK intel said Monday.
Ukraine said the Askold, a brand-new cruise missile carrier, was badly damaged in the attack.
The strike may force Russia to move its shipbuilding to safer waters, the UK MOD said.
A spokesperson for Ukraine's air force, Yuriy Ihnat, named the damaged ship as the Askold, one of Russia's most advanced corvettes.
A Ukrainian air force commander hinted that it was struck by a French-supplied SCALP missile, also known as a Storm Shadow missile .
Persons:
—, Saturday's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yuriy Ihnat, Ihnat
Organizations:
intel, MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, Zaliv Shipbuilding
Locations:
Ukraine, Russia, Crimea, Ukrainian, Crimea's Kerch, Zaliv, Kerch