![]() ![]() Two more merchant ships were hit by Russian attacks in the Black Sea today. The cruiser RFS Moskva and corvette RFS Vasiliy Bykov used naval gunfire to attack the Ukrainian garrison on Snake Island about 100 km to the south of Odesa, killing the brave defenders that refused to surrender.Ī Turkish cargo ship MV Yasa Jupiter was caught in the crossfire, suffering minor damage off the coast of Odesa yesterday. Today the Russian navy launched an amphibious assault in the Sea of Azov with troops landing and heading west towards Mariupol. Centred on their Slava class cruisers, they have 3 Surface Action Groups (SAG) ready, in the Black Sea is the Moskva and the eastern Mediterranean are the Varyag and Marshall Ustinov supported by frigates and conventional submarines.ĭuring the initial attack on Ukraine, submarine-launched cruise missiles were likely fired from the Black Sea Fleet. Drawing in ships from the Baltic, Northern and Pacific fleet they have placed their forces in a way that would complicate any attempt by NATO navies to intervene. In moves that were obvious for the world to see since early 2022, the Russian were pre-positioning naval units ahead of their planned attack on Ukraine. Here we take a brief overview of the current naval situation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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