Posted on 10/05/2023 6:20:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
ussia has withdrawn the bulk of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in occupied Crimea, a potent acknowledgment of how Ukrainian missile and drone strikes are challenging Moscow’s hold on the peninsula.
Russia has moved powerful vessels including three attack submarines and two frigates from Sevastopol to other ports in Russia and Crimea that offer better protection, according to Western officials and satellite images verified by naval experts. The Russian Defense Ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The move represents a remarkable setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military seizure of Crimea in 2014 marked the opening shots in his attempt to take control of Ukraine. His full-scale invasion of last year has now boomeranged, forcing the removal of ships from a port that was first claimed by Russia in 1783 under Catherine the Great.
The withdrawal from Sevastopol follows a series of strikes by Ukraine in recent weeks that have severely damaged Russian vessels and the fleet’s headquarters.
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See, this is what I mean.
You clowns are so gleeful when something happens to Russia, but the minute Russia retaliates, you scream bloody murder and demand more US intervention.
Meh...
Much like elementary school scuffles, both sides are likely partially guilty.
“Fortress” Sevastopol? LOL!
that isnt very much damage. our own home grown anarchist here in the US had done more property damage.
Russia’s Navy is in full retreat / panic mode.
The Black Sea Russian fleet is being depleted at the speed of light.
Putin evacuated his surviving Black Sea fleet back to Russia.
coming soon ... Russia’s newest attraction -
“The Black Sea Fleet Barrier Reef”
... built entirely with cheap Russian steel!
It’s not as though a ship can be replaced as fast as a tank. The whole concept of sea warfare demands a total rethinking.
Recycling a bit two week old news about an event of no strategic significance.
Land wars aren’t won at sea.
Much like elementary school scuffles, both sides are likely partially guilty.
Ukraine is “guilty” of existing in the eyes of Russian chauvinists like Putin. The warmongering Moscow Kremlin is guilty of another genocide against it’s smaller neighbors.
I’m saying you guys throw a party when a Russian general or bridge gets destroyed.
But when Russia strikes back, you get all serious and start whining. Some of you clowns, like that POS Alter Kaker, hit the Abuse button.
Whats new is the evident repositioning of Russian ships out of Sebastopol.
Its bigger news when the underdog lands a hit against the big bully.
It’s the equivalent of a retreating Confederate soldier shooting back in desperation while Atlanta is burning to the ground.
You clowns are so gleeful when something happens to Russia,
You must have been hit hard on that head - Sevastopol is not in Russia.
Still gleefully celebrating the murder of a six year old child, comparing it to the battlefield death of generals? C'mon - go get some medical attention.
If the Ukes are wasting their time and resources shooting precious western missiles at broke down, out of commission boats in dry dock, while their army is bleeding out on the battlefield, it proves that it only counts as a PR stunt for fund raising.
More amusing is that you count it as a win that the Ukes don’t know where the ships formerly at Sebastopol are now.
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