Gerasimov has not been seen since December 29 when footage showed him presenting awards to military personnel who distinguished themselves during the liberation of Marinka in Crimea
Some 77 were on board when the strike triggered an explosion of ammunition on the bow of the vessel in Feodosia port in annexed Crimea, according to a report.
Vladimir Putin's landing ship Novocherkassk has been targeted by a Ukrainian strike overnight in the port of Feodosia in occupied Crimea, leaving at least one dead and two injured
Footage shows filmed by people living near the port of Feodosia shows a huge fireball rising into the sky after a suspected Storm Shadow strike last night.