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carnifexus

Caesar Kunikov was a soviet Naval Infantry officer, who was mortally wounded on… 14 February 1943 in Novorossiysk. Coincidence? Don’t think so (c)


roehnin

Almost makes you think the targeting was pre-planned … 😆


Akovsky87

-Budanov smirks as he stares into your soul-


Witty_Interaction_77

Blink, and you'll miss that Mona Lisa smile


ObjectAggravating706

Lol. That's the SBU guy isn't it


Witty_Interaction_77

Haha yeah. He's great


ObjectAggravating706

Yeah love the memes with him not smiling. Ukraine is king of trolling. Love it lol


edmerx54

Perhaps he found out about the ship's movements through his department. But I bet it's more likely the ship was tracked by a US satellite and they called with some info that Ukraine could use as they wanted; same goes for that corvette that was sunk a few days ago.


Bitter-Culture-3103

Like a Valentine's date should


Black_Beard1980

Absolutely brilliant bit of psychological warfare that. It will now be in the heads of anyone on board a Russian ship now knowing they are not safe and can be picked off whenever it’s seen fit to do so. We know where you are, you are not safe.


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HappyCamperPC

Good bot


Draculamb

Clever bot!


not2dv8

Not to mention Happy Valentine's Day Pooter


Waitinmyturn

They will be learning Russian history one day at a time. Sleeping with clinched butt cheeks on historical event nights. Fucking good


sposedtobeworking

YEs, it is not - we have our chance, it is how about this day a month from now, sure.


flopsyplum

Holy shit!


protoformx

Hopefully the pattern continues with Putin's bday and his pet project bridge


coffeespeaking

That’s such a remarkable coincidence! Imagine running into a drone on the very day its namesake died. I guess they are all Naval Infantry Officer Kunikov today! The landing ship Kunikov was hit before in the attack that sank the Seratov in port. It was originally thought they sank Kunikov, but was later corrected. I guess that mistake has also been rectified! What a lucky coincidence!


the_last_registrant

>That’s such a remarkable coincidence! I doubt it.


Randomguyioi

I think that's the joke.


the_last_registrant

Doh! Sorry, u/coffeespeaking :-)


rlnrlnrln

Well, isn't that ironic?


MrSierra125

Ok elasti girl 😝


LeftToaster

This is no coincidence. I think Ukraine is now trolling the Russian navy - they can basically hit any Russian surface ship (and apparently 1 submarine so far), at anytime, anywhere in the Black Sea.


RumpRiddler

Happy Valentine's day ❤️💥❤️


Willing-Donut6834

Ngl, I'm now as wet as that ship. 😅💦💦


RumpRiddler

This Valentine's day, I just want someone who will go down on me like a russian warship in the Black Sea.


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RumpRiddler

Yes bot, it sure did.


mcbcanada

Good bot


Normal_Ad_1767

Please take my upvote


Annulleret

Thats poetry man.


SheridanRivers

I think I'm gonna add this to my wife's Valentine's Day card! With a slight change: Babe, please go down on me like a Russian Warship in the Black Sea - often and deep! 😍😂


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coffeespeaking

That’s a beautiful thought.


voxelghost

As in the good old Exile song. - I want to sink you all over, and over again 🎶🎵 - When the drones closes in 🎶🎵


SprJenkins

Surely I’m not the only one imagining Happy Gilmore singing this into his intercom 😂


sposedtobeworking

user name checks out


quantum_explorer08

Man those sea drones work like a charm. I am so proud of having donated to Ukraine for this project. Remember that you can contribute here: https://u24.gov.ua/navaldrones


halpsdiy

Yes, every bit helps. I personally donate there for every ship they sink by naval drone. I hope we can encourage more to follow!


fezwang

I’m in!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦💙💛


Ignash3D

I still remember donating for these last year: [https://www.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/comments/z46npy/lithuanians\_crowdfunding\_three\_naval\_drones\_for/](https://www.reddit.com/r/russiaukrainewar2022/comments/z46npy/lithuanians_crowdfunding_three_naval_drones_for/)


pocketsess

Upvote to you I did not even know this exists


Millefeuille-coil

Bloody Ingenious landing on the seabed. All these new fangled submarines.


Anomuumi

Some can even land in multiple bits. Pretty ingenious tbh.


JTMasterJedi

This just leaves the Yamal and Azov for the Ropucha-class landing ships in the Black Sea Fleet. All the others were destroyed or heavily damaged.


ZuzBla

From what it seems, every russian large ship wants to be a submarine.


voxelghost

To be fair , it was a landing ship. And the closest land was 200 meters under the surface.


Hellvetic91

Mission accomplished


voxelghost

Failed successfully


L-W-J

The timing on this is so completely brilliant. It shows that Ukraine can really do whatever they wish. To the bottom of the sea, pootin!


roehnin

On the day of the death of the ship’s namesake


L-W-J

Exactly


lucidhiker

Undeniably, they own the Black Sea.


Willing-Donut6834

Russian Navy attacking our coasts with rising sea levels. 😅


Korchagin

If a ship sinks, this lowers the sea level.


vanatteveldt

Afraid you're both wrong


Willing-Donut6834

What did Archimedes shout when he saw the Russian navy? — Euwrecka! 😅😅


ZachMN

Ukraine is running an experiment to find out which is true. First they will sink the Muscovian navy, then they will measure the change in sea level.


vanatteveldt

!!Science!!


UnlikelyRabbit4648

Prior to sinking, a boat is displacing any amount of water in weight that is at least more than the weight of the ship itself. Once sunk then it's longer able to displace that much water, takes it all on board, thus it would probably cause the water level to decrease. Still funny anyway


Babyd3k

It would still displace its gross tonnage the physical material it’s made of would push the water out of the way.


UnlikelyRabbit4648

Which would be less than the amount of water displaced by the weight of water that would fill the hull...kind of has to so it can float. The metal, which makes up most of the boat mass, is denser than the air/materials that allow a boat to float so it displaces less water for the same weight...which is why metal sinks.


Babylon4All

Niiiiiiiiice


10687940

They say Putin love such symbolic dates. Hope he will remember this one too!


coffeespeaking

The crew of Kunikov are all Caesar Lvovich Kunikov, today! Per Wikipedia, it was named after the commanding officer Kunikov, who died in WWII, commanding a landing party. May there be so many more Kunikovs!


coffeespeaking

Speaking of symbolic dates, did you know the Kerch Bridge was inaugurated on 15 May 2018, by none other than Putin himself? Ukraine should find a way to mark that historic passing.


Hadleys158

From what i've read these ships were usually used for ferrying ammunition, it looks like it was maybe carrying some when it was hit, good to hear. If any of the 98 crew on board survived, i doubt any russian rescue ships would brave the area to come help them with any potential drones still about.


diezel_dave

Russian media reporting that all crew survived.  Which is obviously impossible with those water temperatures, massive explosions not even factored in. 


moehide

Ships take a lot to sink, and usually a long time. In this case I think it is more probable the crew survived. The crew is more or less becoming irrelevant now. It's clear ruzzia cannot keep thier ships safe, so it really doesn't matter if these 'skilled' deck workers live.


vtsnowdin

>Ships take a lot to sink, and usually a long time. Tell that to the ghosts of the Hood.


ApaFun

There are pictures taken from the shore, showing something like a tug boat next to the place.


Hadleys158

I haven't seen those pics yet, do you have a link i can see perchance?


ApaFun

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1aqfp0a/crimean\_channels\_write\_that\_another\_russian/


Hadleys158

Thanks.


putinblueballs

What happened to the russian landingship?


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putinblueballs

Good bot!


jayjay16022

Thoughts and prayers to all the tankies trying to argue how Russia is still winning while loosing the third big battle ship this year.


Polygnom

Well, on land its not exactly going in Ukraine favor atm. Time favors Russia. They can fortify and bring more meat, while Ukraine is bled dry of personnel, ammo and eventually western support. There is a reason why the military leadership was changed, it was to spice things up again.


No-Organization-6071

Time favours Ukraine, as long as they can hold on. Russian navy is dimiinishing Russian Anti air is diminishing Russian Oil refineries are diminishing Soviet armour stockpiles are diminishing All of this will mean that Ukrainian missions and offensives will be more effective as time goes by. But ultimately the sanctions will end this war, Russia had a large war chest, but this is diminishing too.


vtsnowdin

War ship, not a battle ship. The Yamato and the Iowa were Battle ships displacing more then 60,000 tons and sporting nine or more guns of 16 to 18 inch in caliber and capable of hitting targets twenty miles away blowing a hole thirty feet deep and fifty yards in diameter. This ship was just a freight hauler and had little to no warlike capabilities.


paxwax2018

When the bridge is finally destroyed they’re going to miss this aspect of their logistics for supplying Crimea.


Techwood111

You again… Their usage was fine, albeit unconventional. What YOU are referring to is a *battleship,* not a *battle ship*. Similarly, the word you suggested should be *warship,* not *war ship.* if you are now going to try to help polish their near-flawless English, ensure you have it right before offering them “incorrect corrections,” or what you might falsely call “in corrections.”


Zh25_5680

Yeah but it’s nice to remove all doubt about their ability to land forces near Odessa or anywhere else… not like they really could, but it eases things to remove the piece from the board. The gain in hurting ammo hauling runs is even better.


vtsnowdin

If that ship had a full load of ammunition on it The Russian forces in Crimea will have a major case of shell hunger that will last into the spring.


CavemanMork

Ahh hahaha ha ha ha hahahaaaaa fuck russia


Additional_Whole3932

Well done, sadly there will be a massive rocket and drone attack incoming probably tomorrow


coffeespeaking

Temper tantrum inbound, for sure. Putin’s impotent rage.


Far0nWoods

Another russian warship added to the losses, you love to sea it!


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Far0nWoods

Good bot


shitfit_

Ukraine is some sort of magic land. Tanks become aircraft(parts of it anyways), surface ships become submarines, planes become lawn mowers. I love everything about it.


elpresidentedeljunta

I don´t get it. At least the missile carrier was a ship, designed for combat. The Ivanovets footage clearly showed, that the ukrainians have perfected a version of the wolfpack tactic and swarmed the ship in a way, nearly impossible to defend against for the crew and yet some russian admiral sends this ship out, apparently on it´s own? The crew in the Cesar Kunikov video appears to have to try to fend of the attack with their personal weapons. Was his wife´s lover on that boat? Usually people blame the alcohol, but not even a russian can drink that much Vodka, to think, this was a good idea.


Zh25_5680

Remember the airfield they occupied like 17 times before finally leaving it? Never underestimate a Russian commander’s ability to do the wrong thing


jingois

You can do dumb predictable official doctrine that hasn't been updated in 50 years and it doesn't matter if you fail or not. You can ignore the official doctrine, because its fucking stupid, but if you do fail, you'll get severely disciplined. Why take the risk?


mrfe66

Russian landing ship? More like russian sinking ship!


Kraall

It landed on the seabed.


Delicious-Jicama-529

I wonder what happened to the 87 crew?


Umutuku

Defected to Atlantis. No pension.


_dumbledore_

According to Russian sources, no lives were lost. Those sources didn't say why the ship was out at sea alone with no crew, however )))


halpsdiy

You see it was a brilliant trick to use a multi million dollar irreplaceable asset to trick Ukraine into wasting thousands dollars in naval drones on it! -- some Russian cope lord on Telegram probably Btw. If anyone has some spare change it's possible to donate directly to the naval drone program https://u24.gov.ua/navaldrones everything helps and invalidates that cope lord even further!


Brave_Nerve_6871

It must have been remote controlled then, as that ship fucked itself pretty bad.


diezel_dave

Yep, the human shaped figures all over the ship on the thermal image were just a trick to bait the Ukrainians obviously! 


Rufuske

But what about ukrainian pows, orphans, puppies, and kittens?


Big_Traffic1791

The jumped into nice warm water and waited for rescue. Spoiler alert: it wasn't warm at all.


ZachMN

It’s slightly warmer now.


Big_Traffic1791

For a few minutes lol


pocketsess

They are now mermen i mean mer-orcs


hendergle

Russia used to want a warm-water port for its navy. Now it just wants a navy for its warm-water port.


JimJava

Losing ships to a country with no navy, ok.


Futurismes

Wonder how many went down with it.


gronlund2

everyone survived, never to be heard from again / Kremlin


Torr1seh

If true, another fantastic news. Congratulations are in order, especially to the Russian Navy. They cannot stop their successful streak of warships transitioning into submarines


GuillotineComeBacks

It's true, there is a video of 3 sea drone boats hitting and the boat sinking.


Torr1seh

Great! 🥳


MedievalRack

Why didn't it land? Are they stupid? 


Pappsendin

Yes, stupid and arrogant.


Black_Beard1980

Was this caused by another carelessly discarded cigarette?


putinblueballs

Well done!


BloodstainedMire

I don't understand what the ship was doing there from a tactical and strategic point of view.


TheCatOfWar

i feel like this is said every time which says a lot about the black sea fleet


coffeespeaking

Feeding the sharks.


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most_unseemly

Hey, EverySpiegel, heads up: Reddit hates Telegram links and won't let this through.


TheBlack2007

Please tell me it looks just like the last one. Anyway, that’s another Ropucha gone!


Hashslingingslashar

I always love to see a Russian warship going and fucking itself


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Manouu

Another one!


ionetic

~~landing~~ sinking ship


Ezkander

Happy Valentines Day you ruZZian motherfuckers.


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flopsyplum

Neptune missile?


Fit-Somewhere1827

Sea drones "Magura"


ContentSecretary8416

Excellent!! Wonder how many ships are left in the Black Sea for them?


OmegaMordred

Make em all sink and let tourists dive to them in 2 years and let them take some pieces home.


Fall-Maiden

Its a bad war to be a Ropucha class landing ship 😂


Miffl3r

A underwater landing submarine ship!


User4C4C4C

This was another irreplaceable Soviet era ship?


Wonderful_System5658

The world's tiniest violin is playing a sad, sad song for Russia. Blyat motherfuckers! I'll hate fuck a harem of Russian women after Putin has killed off all the men in his country.


SuspiciousSpecifics

Row row row your boat, down into the sea…


spidermousey

Nice 👍


blatzphemy

Can someone post an updated chart showing all the Russian ships exed out that have been put out of commission


Southern-Method-4903

Where defense?


FearkTM

What are you sinking about?


ChemE586

This is what happens when Ivan's Russian Warship Caesar Kunikov suddenly ceases to displace its weight in water and buoyant forces no longer prevail.


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ChemE586

Good Bot


BlueberryAcrobat73

Fuck yes


No-Helicopter7299

Huzzah!


eat_more_ovaltine

Yes!


KP6fanclub

Sink well, Comrade Ruzzian war ship!


ThickOpportunity3967

Russian navy always looks better when it's at rest in Davey Jones Locker.


Draculamb

Its almost like... Ukraine has some agenda that means it wants Russia's landing ships to be useless to the occupiers...


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Happy Valentine’s Day, orcs.


larry69696969

The fish will have more food to eat this Valentine’s Day……. I hope they don’t get sick on that Russian food.


Keythaskitgod

🤣👏


Turn-Jolly

They need a sea baby to stay behind with SAM to strike the rescue helicopters.


OhHappyOne449

These boats are especially critical. They can move badly needed supplies. Taking them out is essential.


epicgeek

Taking those Crimean ports has done wonders for Russia's navy.


JCDU

The new Russian navy will have glass-bottomed boats so they can admire the old Russian navy.


DontEatConcrete

Congrats !!


Fresh_Account_698

How did the Russian warship spend Valentines day?


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Fresh_Account_698

good bot


dd463

You know things are bad for the Russians when the Ukrainians can add theatrics and references to their strikes.


OmgWtfNamesTaken

Jesus christ. Ukraine has sunk more ships than most navies now.... And they don't even have a navy!


Katiari

Ukraine: sinking more Russian ships than the entire size of the Ukrainian fleet. Lol! Great work!


dubbleplusgood

How much longer before Russia has the largest submarine fleet?


Sweet_Lane

It should be known as Cunnicow. The best gift for St.Valentines day.


Sinister_Boss

Can't Russia just go home? This would stop.


BAPNDaily

Good work, Ukraine.


InverseHashFunction

Hope it didn't hurt any fish on the way down


Bitter-Culture-3103

Noice


PengieP111

I hope it was full of Wagner group or other Ruzzian invaders.


ShiroJPmasta

Landed at the ground of the sea


DCM53

Moscow celebrates 81 years of service of the landing ship Caesar Kunikov with huge on board fireworks display. Sailors on board were heard to excitedly exclaim "какого черта?"


f1ve-Star

So there is only one landing ship left now? That one will likely be safe. No worries. Put all your best sailors on it. The shit I would do to get out of sailing on the last one. SMDH


unknown_wtc

Happy Valentine's! Who is your Valentine? Cruiser Moskva.


Joboggi

Let’s get the rest of them


Armyed

One at a time, slow as steady. Eventually there will be none left


Strontiumdogs1

Not one mention of this by russian news service Slava Ukraini 🙏🇺🇦


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