The Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship is a Polish-built Soviet-era tank landing ship designed to beach troops, vehicles, and cargo directly ashore. The class entered service in 1977, was produced by Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk, and includes 25 Project 775 ships plus three Project 775M ships.
Russian Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ships have been used as part of Russia's Black Sea amphibious and logistics force in the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the pre-invasion amphibious buildup and movements of troops and military hardware. Multiple ships of the class were later destroyed or damaged by Ukrainian strikes, including Minsk, Novocherkassk, Olenegorsky Gornyak, and Tsezar Kunikov.
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WeaponsSystems.net and RussianShips.info place Project 775 production at Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk beginning in 1974.
Sources: Project 775 class, Large landing ships - Project 775
WeaponsSystems.net lists the Project 775 class as entering service in 1977.
Sources: Project 775 class
USNI News reported that three Ropucha-class tank landing ships entered the Black Sea as Russia massed amphibious forces ahead of the invasion of Ukraine.
Sources: UPDATED: Russian Navy Amphibious Group Enters Black Sea as Warships Mass in the Mediterranean
Reuters-syndicated reporting said the Ropucha-class landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak was damaged during a Ukrainian sea drone attack near Novorossiysk.
Sources: Russian navy vessel damaged in drone attack – Ukrainian source
RFE/RL reported that a Ukrainian air strike hit the large Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in occupied Crimea.
Sources: Ukrainian Air Force Claims Destruction Of Russian Ship In Crimea
Reuters-syndicated reporting said Ukraine destroyed the landing ship Tsezar Kunikov in a naval drone attack off occupied Crimea.
Sources: Ukrainian forces destroy large Russian landing ship, military says
