Ukrainian forces claim to destroy a Russian landing ship.

Ukraine’s military said on Thursday that it had destroyed a Russian ship at a port under Russian occupation in southern Ukraine, in what would be a success for the Ukrainians as they seek to keep Russia from reinforcing and resupplying its forces as its forces struggle to gain momentum.

Russia has faced logistical challenges across Ukraine in its monthlong invasion, and its forces have largely stalled in their efforts to advance on major cities. They have been most successful in the south, where an early push out of Crimea and amphibious assaults launched by naval infantry allowed them to gain control over parts of the coastlines of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

The port of Berdyansk, which Russia captured in late February, offered Moscow a way to bring reinforcements and supplies closer to critical areas of fighting in Mariupol and across Ukraine’s eastern front. Read more

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