The Russian Navy's frigate Admiral Makarov ( Image: REUTERS)
* Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of Odesa regional council, said Russian frigate Admiral Makarov got into 'trouble' in the Black Sea overnight
* He reposted local news article suggesting it was shot with a Ukrainian missile
* Reports also suggest that Russia has dispatched rescue boats and aircraft, while tracking data shows an American drone circling overhead
* If confirmed, it would be second warship hit after Moskva was sunk last month
Ukraine may have shot another Russian warship overnight with an MP saying one of Putin's state-of-the-art frigates is 'in trouble' in the Black Sea.
Oleksiy Goncharenko, head of the council of Odesa which houses Ukraine's largest naval base, identified the vessel on his Telegram channel this morning as the Admiral Makarov - a $500million frigate that was only commissioned five years ago.
He said the vessel ran into difficulties overnight, before reposting a report from a local news outlet suggesting it had been shot with a Ukrainian missile near Snake Island - whose defenders memorably told another warship to 'go f*** yourself' .
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WNU Editor: Russia is denying these reports .... Russia Denies New Warship Strike by Ukraine as Makarov Rumors Swirl (Newsweek).
Ukraine Says Another Russian Warship Has Been Hit By A Missile
Russian warship Admiral Makarov ‘on fire after being hit by Ukrainian missile’ -- The Independent
Russian frigate may have been hit by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles - report -- Jerusalem Post
Russia's Admiral Makarov warship 'on fire after being hit by Ukrainian missile' -- Mirror
Putin humiliated as Ukraine claims 409ft frigate 'sunk by missile' - ‘most important ship' -- Express
Ukrainian servicemen hit Russian frigate in Black Sea using Neptune missile – media -- Interfax Ukraine
Russia loses one more ship in Ukraine war -- Ukrinform
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