Putin’s remaining Black Sea Fleet ships have just fled the port of Novorossiysk.
Putin’s remaining Black Sea Fleet ships have just fled the port of Novorossiysk.
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Because they have run out of submarine parking in the Black Sea.
And the front moves west....
Putin’s remaining Black Sea Fleet ships have just fled the port of Novorossiysk.
Satellite Photo Shows Russian Black Sea Fleet UpgradesPublished Apr 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM EDT Updated Apr 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM EDT
By Ellie Cook Security & Defense Reporter
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The Kremlin has relocated some of its Black Sea assets from the peninsula further east to its Novorossiysk base, in Russia's Krasnodar region further from Ukraine's coastline.
Russia is also thought to be establishing another Black Sea base in Abkhazia, a breakaway region internationally recognized as part of Georgia. This would move Russia's resources in the Black Sea even further away from Ukraine's reach.
Ukraine bombs the port where Russia's Black Sea fleet moved to after Crimea got too risky for its warships, reports sayRebecca Rommen
Business Insider
May 19, 2024, 8:17 AM CDT[excerpt]
The Russian port of Novorossiysk, which has become an important base for the Black Sea Fleet after repeated attacks on its traditional HQ in Crimea, has been targeted by Ukrainian drones.
This attacks follows previous reports by the UK Ministry of Defence indicating that Russia has been bolstering defenses at the Novorossiysk port to protect its Black Sea Fleet from potential Ukrainian attacks.
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Ukraine's Maritime Drones Make Waves with Precision Strike on Russian Tugboat in Black SeaStory by Isaac Jones • 1d •
The operation, occurring in the waters of Lake Panske—an area adjoined to the Black Sea—marked the latest in Ukraine’s strategic use of drones against Russian maritime assets. Such vessels, though not frontline combat ships, serve critical logistical and support roles, indicating Ukraine’s nuanced understanding of disrupting enemy supply lines.
If they had not said it, I never would have known that Russian tug boats are not front line combat ships.
Ukraine, making Lake Panske safer, one 1960's tugboat at a time.