TSEZAR KUNIKOV (BDK-64)
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:40 pm
Tsezar Kunikov (BDK-64) was a Project 775, large landing ship of the Russian Navy. The ship was built in Polish People's Republic, launched in 1986 and named after Soviet Naval Infantry officer Tsezar Kunikov. As part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, it took part in the KFOR mission, the Russo-Georgian War, the Syrian Civil War, and the Russo-Ukrainian War.
On 14 February 2024, the Ukrainian military announced its forces had hit the ship with several unmanned surface vehicles (USV) while it was off Crimea, which they say caused it to sink. The sinking of the ship has been confirmed by Russian sources.
The ship was built at the Stocznia Północna shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, and launched on 30 October 1986. It is named after Tsezar Kunikov, a Soviet naval infantry officer.
She was in service with the Black Sea Fleet's 197th Landing Ship Brigade of the 30th Division of Surface Ships, and her home port is Sevastopol. She has been under the patronage of the city of Zelenograd (since 1998) and Chelyabinsk Oblast (since 2011).
The ship took part in several conflicts on behalf of the Russian Navy. In 1999 she and three other Black Sea Fleet landing ships were used for deployment of the Russian contingent on the KFOR mission in Kosovo. The ship took part in the Russo-Georgian conflict in 2008. In 2012 the landing craft was sent to the Russian military base at Tartus, Syria with a contingent of marines to protect the base. In October 2015, Tsezar Kunikov was sent to Syria with a cargo of weapons and ammunition for the Syrian Arab Army.
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On 14 February 2024, the Ukrainian military announced its forces had hit the ship with several unmanned surface vehicles (USV) while it was off Crimea, which they say caused it to sink. The sinking of the ship has been confirmed by Russian sources.
The ship was built at the Stocznia Północna shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, and launched on 30 October 1986. It is named after Tsezar Kunikov, a Soviet naval infantry officer.
She was in service with the Black Sea Fleet's 197th Landing Ship Brigade of the 30th Division of Surface Ships, and her home port is Sevastopol. She has been under the patronage of the city of Zelenograd (since 1998) and Chelyabinsk Oblast (since 2011).
The ship took part in several conflicts on behalf of the Russian Navy. In 1999 she and three other Black Sea Fleet landing ships were used for deployment of the Russian contingent on the KFOR mission in Kosovo. The ship took part in the Russo-Georgian conflict in 2008. In 2012 the landing craft was sent to the Russian military base at Tartus, Syria with a contingent of marines to protect the base. In October 2015, Tsezar Kunikov was sent to Syria with a cargo of weapons and ammunition for the Syrian Arab Army.
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