Lyudmila Zhernovska15:44, 02/29/24

The Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that there were no casualties.

On Thursday, February 29, the moored icebreaker “Yermak” caught fire in St. Petersburg . Videos of a serious fire on a ship have appeared online.

The Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation writes that the fire occurred in the Kirovsk district. They state that the vessel is not in use and is subject to disposal.

The fire on the 1st deck was localized on 20 square meters, on the 2nd – extinguishing is in progress, the fire is 35 square meters. It is noted that nine people got off the ship even before the arrival of firefighters, no one was injured.

Fire on the icebreaker “Yermak”

As you know, in 2022 Russia announced that they will dismantle the Yermak icebreaker. About 112 types of various equipment were to be used for the restoration of the diesel polar icebreaker “Krasin” (project R-1039).

Losses of the Russian fleet: the latest news

Earlier, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the full-scale war, they managed to destroy 13 Russian ships , and 22 more were sunk.

Also, our military created a map in the style of the game “Sea Battle” with information on approximate places of sinking and damage to Russian ships.

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