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Will Stewart & Kieren Williams & Steven Smith

Russian warship Admiral Makarov reportedly on fire after being hit by Ukrainian missiles

A massive Russian warship was reportedly struck by Ukrainian missiles earlier today in the latest blow to Vladimir Putin's war. The Admiral Makarov was believed to be ablaze after the strike.

A number of reports suggest it was close to Snake Island in the Black Sea and a rescue operation involving aircraft and boats was under way. Writing on Telegram, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said the ship had been hit by his country's neptune missiles, reports the Mirror.

In his post, he wrote: "There is new information about another failure of the Russian fleet near our shores. Unofficial Russian sources report that the newest missile frigate Admiral Makarov is in trouble.

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