Posted on 12/22/2022 10:12:00 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Ukraine has pushed the Russian Navy into a largely passive stance in the Black Sea in recent months. This was in sharp contrast to the beginning of the war when they dominated the area.
In the past few days there has been a significant change in the pattern however. Today the Black Sea near Sebastopol was busy with submarines and warships.
Open sources, including analysis of Sentinel 2 satellite imagery from the European Space Agency, shows the increased activity. When the Sentinel 2 satellite passed over at 10:47 am local time there were a number of ships outside the harbor. These included a Kilo Class submarine which appeared to be returning to base.
Submarine Activity Four of Russia’s Improved-Kilo class submarines are currently based in the Black Sea. They are used to launch Kalibr cruise missiles against Ukraine. It appears that they now operate from Sevastopol when active for missile strikes, possibly to simplify reloading. And from the comparative safety of Novorossiysk when not.
The submarine is seen being escorted by a fast boat, likely a Raptor assault boat, and a helicopter, likely a Mi-8 Hip. These are to protect against Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), also known as maritime drones. Ukraine previously attacked ships with these on October 29 and while none were sunk, the Russian Navy takes the threat very seriously.
This level of activity has not been seen in weeks. Ships and submarines do still come and go, but the frequency has increased.
An Impending Military Operation? It is unclear why the Russian Navy has suddenly increased activity. -snip- Possibly it is a sign of Russia’s military reaction to President Zelensky’s visit to Washington. It is possible that we will see more Kalibr missile strikes.
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I thought Ukraine destroyed Russia?
Please do not message me again. Thank you.
Forte 11 has been on that racetrack for a year.
It’s funny how you use the term “our” when referencing the US Military. I think you have your pronouns wrong, comrade.
My guess is that the New Target is Odessa, if you can seize that Ukraine is a landlocked rump state. The USA will send in the 101 Airborne to hold it from Russians by January 5th. This time the little American Flags on their uniforms will not stop bullets, bombs and rockets, the Russians will unleash.
I seriously doubt your armchair general abilities.
“The USA will send in the 101 Airborne to hold it (Ukraine) from Russians by January 5th.”
Not much of a shelf life for that prediction - two weeks. They had better get rolling today, because that is probably not enough time to deploy a Division.
“The big question is where is the Alrosa?”
Well, she is a diesel-electric boat so she needs to surface to charge her batteries. I have to assume we know exactly where she is.
Head of major Russian shipyard dies suddenly, no cause given
It appears he was in his mid-60s, and that is a common age range for Russian men to die. A lifetime of vodka and a lousy diet won’t help.
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