Dozens of Russian sailors are thought to have died when 'British-supplied Storm Shadow missile' fired by Ukraine obliterated warship in Crimea

Dozens of Russian sailors are believed to have perished when the Novocherkassk large landing ship was sunk by a £2.5 million British-supplied Storm Shadow missile. Blitzed Russian landing ship Novocherkassk as flames were extinguished on the vessel used to carry munitions to strike Ukraine It appears that the ship's commander - Captain Nikolay Stepanenko, 39 - is one of the survivors, or perhaps was not present on the vessel which was in port Captain Nikolay Stepanenko. An explosion shook the port of Feodosia in Crimea on Boxing Day as Ukraine claimed that its missile attack had destroyed a major Russian Navy vessel, the Novocherkassk - pictured Footage showed a raging inferno in the Crimean port after the attack early on Boxing Day, with the governor of the Russian-occupied territory admitting at least one person had been killed Staunchly pro-Putin political analyst Sergey Markov, pictured next to a portrait of Putin Footage filmed near the port of Feodosia showed a huge fireball rising into the sky after a suspected Storm Shadow strike last night. Their fates are not currently known A powerful explosion shook the port of Feodosia in Crimea on Boxing Day as Ukraine claimed that its missile attack had destroyed a major Russian Navy vessel, the Novocherkassk It is understood to have destroyed the Novocherkassk vessel Video shared on social media showed a huge fireball rising into the sky after the attack at around 2.50am The huge explosion shook people living near the port of Feodosia from their beds in the early hours Photos of port taken as the sun rose this morning appeared to show the burning remains of the ship Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the strike. Video showed one pair of men shouting in shock as the explosion tore through the nearby port The Novocherkassk, a Russian landing vessel, is believed to have been damaged in the attack The ship is believed to be one of the few Russian warships that haven't been moved further east for protection from Ukrainian attacks Unconfirmed reports said the strike was from a Storm Shadow missile as supplied by Britain or the French variant SCALP EG.