Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests.
The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, seen here in 2015, was damaged in a Ukrainian airstrike, Russian officials confirmed.
Russia confirmed a Ukrainian missile attack damaged one of its Black Sea Fleet warships.
The damage to a Russian warship appears much worse than the Kremlin is willing to acknowledge.
Independent Russian media is also questioning the stated death toll.
While one person is confirmed dead, 33 more are missing and another 23 were wounded, a report on the Astra channel said, citing anonymous sources.
The loss of the ship would reduce the Black Sea Fleet's capacity to move troops and tanks by sea. »