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The Russian navy appears to have accidentally blown up one of its own ships in the black sea in the latest blunder for Putin's forces.
A landing craft is reported to have exploded when it hit a Russian sea mine near Mariupol.
The crew is said to have survived the friendly-fire incident, but the reputation of Russia's naval commanders is not so unscathed.
'Near Mariupol, a landing craft of the Black Sea Fleet D-106 blew up on a mine,' said a Telegram channel related to the Russian navy.
'Waiting for a confirmation of this suicidal goodwill gesture,' said the Twitter account English Luhansk, mocking Russia's previous withdrawal statements.
Another user called it a 'special under water operation'.
A Telegram post related to the Russian navy alleges that a landing craft of the Black Sea Fleet D-106 hit a mine, but the crew survived
File photo: The Russian navy seems to have hit one of its own sea mines
'More company for [the] Moskva, down they go!' said a third, reminding users of the Russian flagship guided missile cruiser that sank on 14 April after a Ukrainian bombardment.
Moskva was the very warship told to 'go f*** yourself' by heroic soldiers on Snake Island in the early days of the war.
The news comes after Russia retreated from Snake Island following heavy bombardment from Ukrainian artillery.
Russia said it had withdrawn from the
