This was reported by the russian portal “Sevastopol News” with reference to the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet. The ship “Novocherkassk” was attacked near Feodosia on 26 December.
According to the publication, admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, commander-in-chief of the Navy, has appealed to the head of the Novocherkassk administration, Yuri Lysenko, with a proposal to declare two days of mourning in the city. Officially, the Russian Defence Ministry did not report about the losses on the ship. Later the news was removed from the website.
