Ukrainian navy chief says sea drone strikes have rendered Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ in occupied Crimea effectively useless

businessinsider.com ^ | 7-6 | Cameron Manley

[dennisw]

Vice-Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa said Russian fleet had to relocate due to significant damage to Crimea base. Ukraine has huge success targeting the Black Sea Fleet with sea drones.

Ukraine's sea drone and missile attacks have left Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters at Sevastopol effectively useless and forced many of its ships to relocate to other locations

Vice-Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa told Reuters news agency that "almost all the main combat-ready ships have been moved by the enemy from the main base of the Black Sea Fleet" following significant damage to the Crimean base. "The ships are kept in Novorossiisk, and some of them are kept in the Sea of Azov," Neizhpapa said.

The Sevastopol headquarters was the site of numerous key functions for the Black Sea Fleet, including training, repairs, and storing ammunition.

The UK Ministry of Defence said in April that moving the fleet to Novorossiisk was likely the "best method of avoiding Ukrainian sea-borne attack,"

Ukraine, which lost most of its traditional navy during the annexation of Crimea in 2014, has targeted Russia's Black Sea fleet with great success using sea drones, as well as hitting targets in occupied Crimea with US-made ATACMS missiles.

by targeting Crimea, especially Russian ground-based air-defense (GBAD) systems, Ukraine was "preparing the ground" for future air strikes once F-16 jets arrived.

"Crimea is vulnerable," he said. "The Russians have relatively limited maneuver space on the peninsula."

"Putin has a lot to lose both politically and militarily. So if a limited number of fighters can have a real impact, it is here — and above the Black Sea that becomes fully accessible once the GBAD on Crimea is dealt with," he added.

Neizhpapa told Reuters that the expected delivery of F-16 fighter aircraft later this year would help Ukraine challenge Russia's dominance over the region.

[BobL]

“We’ll probably see a Unicorn before we see you keeping your big Canadian nose out of America’s business.”

LOL - What speaks EVERYTHING about the mess that the Neocons have gotten themselves in is that they’re now demanding Israel give up its Patriots just as Israel is on the brink of open war with Hizbullah and Iran.

[Kazan]

And, I've BEEN RIGHT for three years.

Everyday, Ukraine loses more territory. Look at map.

And, never mind, Ukraine's electric grid is on the verge of total collapse and necessitates daily rolling blackouts.

You're too blind with neo-Nazi hatred to grasp that the slow, meat grinder approach is the Russian strategy. It saves lives and it keeps Russia's allies lined up behind it.

[ANKE69]

The ‘ol Potatoe must be very proud of you and your sick warmongering.
You might even get one of them little Ukie flags and an ice cream cone.

[ANKE69]

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[dennisw]

Fire the clown who writes your material.

[ANKE69]

"Sounds like a great idea for the Russian beachgoers. Buzz them good and drop an explosive away from them..... F’em"
"Fire the clown who writes your material."

I'm not part of your zeeper clown parade.🤡 That is your department.

I also don't get off on blowing up innocent kids or adults and then post, how good they need to be buzzed and have a explosive dropped on them. Sicko!