Russian warship Admiral Makarov ‘on fire after being hit by Ukrainian missile.’

Russia’s massive Admiral Makarov warship has reportedly been hit by Ukrainian missiles causing it to burst into flames.

The Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate was on fire this morning in what would be a fresh blow for warmonger Vladimir Putin, a number of unconfirmed reports suggest.

It was said to be close to Snake Island in the Black Sea, where a rescue operation was underway involving multiple aircrafts and rescue boats.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko took to his Telegram channel to report the ship had been hit by Ukrainian neptune missiles.

He said that the ship had been hit by Ukrainian attacks and was “badly damaged”, but remained afloat for now.

In his post, he wrote: “Yes, yes, you understood everything correctly! The God of the seas takes revenge on the offenders of Ukraine.

“The Admiral Makarov frigate was laid down in February 2012 at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, launched in September 2015. And in 2022- oh, when he took part in the murder of Ukrainians, he went towards the cruiser “Moskva”, where he was supposed to!”

His reports were backed up by Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko who said: “Admiral Makarov frigate is on fire off the coast of Snake Island.

“According to preliminary data, the ship was hit by Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

“Now enemy aviation is operating in the ship’s disaster zone, and ships of the Russian Navy have come out of the temporarily occupied Crimea to help the sinking ship.”

Alongside that, a number of unconfirmed reports said the warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles near the Sevastopol naval plant in Crimea, on the Black Sea.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine added a ‘+1’ to their boats column in their daily report on Russian losses this morning, which they tweeted out.

The Admiral Makarov is one of just three frigates of its class active in the Black Sea.

Local media outlets also reported a frigate was burning in the Black Sea near to Snake Island.

They added that Ukrainian planes were flying overhead with a rescue operation ongoing and that satelite images from the area seemingly confirmed the ship was burning.

The significant damage to the Admiral Makarov would be a serious blow to Putin’s forces.

Commissioned in only 2017, the Makarov is one of Russia’s most modern ships and carries a crew of around 200 people it is thought.

It is now one of the largest frigates Russia can currently make because Moscow traditionally has gotten its big marines engines from Ukraine.

Flight trackers show a number of aircrafts and drones circling over the area of the Black Sea.

This fresh blow comes not long after Russia’s Black Sea flagship, the Moskva, was sunk.