Large Russian Anti-Submarine Ship 'On Fire' In Arctic Ocean

There has been no indication as yet about how or why the Russian ship 'caught fire.' But the fact that the incident was first reported by the Ukrainian Navy may provide some indication. JL 

Tetyana Oliynyk reports in Ukraine Pravda:

The Ukrainian Navy reports that the Admiral Levchenko, a large Russian anti-submarine warfare ship, has caught fire in the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean. The ship can accommodate several hundred crew members. The Admiral Levchenko carries strike weapons – Rastrub missile-torpedoes that can hit both underwater and surface targets. Its home port is Severomorsk on the eastern shore of Kola Bay in the Barents Sea.

Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk has reported that the Admiral Levchenko, a large Russian anti-submarine ship, has caught fire in the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean.

Source: Pletenchuk on Facebook

Quote: "Enemy hardware is on fire – namely the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko in the Barents Sea. Its struggle for survival continues, hopefully in vain."

Details: Pletenchuk said that the ship can accommodate several hundred crew members.

For reference:

• The ship was commissioned by the Russian Federation in 1988. Its home port is Severomorsk on the eastern shore of Kola Bay in the Barents Sea.
• The Admiral Levchenko carries strike weapons – Rastrub missile-torpedoes that can hit both underwater and surface targets.