33 feared dead & 19 wounded as Russian warship sunk by UK-supplied Storm Shadow missile in humiliation for Putin

MORE than 30 Russian sailors are believed to have died after a British-supplied missile sunk a key Russian warship.

The strike is said to have triggered an explosion of ammunition on a Novocherkassk landing ship with some 77 people on board.

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Of those on board, 33 are reportedly considered “missing” and 19 wounded.

The vessel was located in Feodosia port in annexed Crimea at the time of the attack, according to independent ASTRA media.

A massive explosion was reportedly triggered by a £2.5million British-supplied Storm Shadow missile on ship’s bow.

Early reports indicate the ship’s commander Captain Nikolay Stepanenko, 39, survived the attack or was not on the vessel.

His wife Oksana had said she “suspected” he was on board, but he was quoted by Agentsvo independent media saying: “No one was injured, everything is smooth, everything is fine.”

Pictures appear to show the ship was completely destroyed and sunk.

And a report stated four ambulances took wounded sailors to Sevastopol as there was no space in hospitals in Feodosia.

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