In Kerch, a warship built to deploy helicopters, vehicles, and 900 troops is rising fast. It’s Russia’s most ambitious naval project in years—yet Ukraine’s missiles remain silent.
From: Euromaiden Press BY YEVHENIIA MARTYNIUK
Recent satellite imagery confirms that Russia is moving forward with constructing its first Project 23900 big-deck amphibious assault ship—known as the Ivan Rogovclass—at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, located in occupied Crimea. Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine and past Ukrainian strikes on the facility, the images reveal significant progress on the vessel, according to The War Zone.
Ukrainian defense outlet Defense Express first highlighted the construction progress recently, publishing a satellite image reportedly taken in “spring 2025.” TWZ subsequently obtained another image from Maxar Technologies captured on 17 November 2024, further documenting the project’s advancement.
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