Ukrainian missile blasts Putin’s 112-year-old warship that survived both World Wars & is as old as Titanic

A UKRAINIAN missile is thought to have struck Putin’s oldest naval vessel in a massive blow to Russia’s forces in Crimea.

Footage showed flames and smoke billowing out from the 112-year-old warship in the occupied port of Sevastopol this morning.

Russian warship Kommuna, reportedly hit this morning by a Ukrainian missile

Footage of the ship burning in Sevastopol port

Explosions hit the area as Russians were forced to issue a missile warning and close Putin’s prized Crimea bridge.

Fire engines reportedly rushed to the port to put out the blaze.

A caption under the dramatic video, shared by Astra on Telegram, said: “The rocket hit the ship. See, it’s burning.”

The vessel hit by Ukraine is thought to be Kommuna, the world’s oldest navy vessel and a prized member of Putin’s Black Sea fleet.

First launched in 1915, it’s an impressive target for Ukrainian forces after surviving two world wars.

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