Russian landing ship Yamal

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Yamal in 2011
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NameYamal
Builder Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland
Commissioned30 April 1988
Homeport Sevastopol
Identification Hull number: 156
General characteristics
Class and type Ropucha-class landing ship
Service record
Part of: Black Sea Fleet
Operations: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Yamal (BDK-67) is a Ropucha-class landing ship of the Russian Navy and part of the Black Sea Fleet. The ship was built in Poland and launched in 1988.

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History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In the third year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 24 March 2024, Yamal and her sister ship Azov were hit by Ukrainian cruise missiles while they were in their home port of Sevastopol, according to the Ukrainian general staff. [1] [2] Eyewitnesses reported explosions during the night. [3] The recent satellite images did not reveal any damage, showing that the missile hit the pier next to the ship presumably due to the electronic warfare system. [4] [5]

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References

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