the "luftwaffe" did what it could to disrupt the soviet defences. on 31 october, the destroyer "bodryy" shelled german positions along the coastline. stg 77 ju 87s attacked and wounded 50 of its crew by strafing her deck and superstructure with machinegun fire. on 2 november junkers ju 88s of "kg 51" scored several hits on the cruiser "voroshilov", and put it out of action for months. on 7 november he 111s from "kg 26" sank the liner "armeniya" evacuating soldiers and civilians from sevastopol, with only eight of the 5,000 passengers surviving. on 12 november, "stg 77" sank the cruiser "chervona ukraina", and "kg 26" damaged the destroyers "sovershennyy" and "besposhchadnyy". but with the luftwaffe units being dispatched to other sectors and theatres, the soviet forces again achieved air superiority with 59 aircraft (39 serviceable).