The last time Russia did this, one of their ships broke down and had to be towed back home.
At least they don’t have DEI captains crashing their ships into eachother.
BTW, this is a repeat of 1967 when JFK stationed jupiter nuke missiles in Italy & Turkey. In response the USSR first sent missile tubes to Cuba then ships with missles [on the deck so they could be seen], causing JFK to send a navy blockade but eventually backing down by removing the jupiter missiles. Called the “Cuban Missile Crisis” but brought to you by the CIA.
US is now bragging about US long range weapons being used to attack russia [which the russkies know can only be operated by NATO soldiers bc too complex/training req’d].
This is a logical and predictable response to that escalation.
Not a reason to cheer.
The Moskva will not be joining the flotilla. They will be accompanied by at least 1 Fleet Tug. Other than submarines, Moscow’s brown water fleet is ancient. They haven’t built anything bigger than a frigate in 25 years, and the few frigates they’ve built would likely be considered a corvette in western navies.
to be met with UKR drones?