45 armoured personnel carriers and 400 marines. the destruction of the ship represents another setback to russia s attempt to establish a land corridor between the occupied territories of crimea and the donbas. on monday, with much fanfare, russia s defence a large beachable landing support ship, ministry announced the docking of the 0rsk a large beachable landing support ship in the port of berdyansk. it said it was one of ten ships deployed to supply the southern flank, which has seen the fiercest fighting in the war so far. the destruction of the 0rsk is likely to come as a blow to the morale of russian troops who ve been trying for weeks to take the key port of mariupol. now that russian morale is low. there is a reporter russian thrust