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☆ Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia has been fortifying its Black Sea Fleet naval base, says the UK's defense ministry. The ministry added that the Black Sea Fleet has become less active after its commander was replaced. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia has been beefing up the defenses for its Black Sea Fleet naval base in Novorossiysk, the UK's defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on Thursday.

Persons: — Organizations: Sea Fleet, Service Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Novorossiysk

☆ Satellite images capture how Russia is shielding its warships in port from threats like Ukraine's exploding drone boats
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Satellite images show Russia has placed barriers at its ports to defend the Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementNewly captured satellite imagery shows Russia has put up barriers at a major port to defend its Black Sea Fleet warships from Ukraine's unrelenting exploding drone boat attacks. An overview of the Novorossiysk port in Russia on March 30. A closer view of barriers at the entrance of the Novorossiysk port in Russia on March 30. Advertisement"Forcing the enemy to flee from the Black Sea was the goal we sought and it was achieved," Brig.

Persons: —, Brady Africk, Africk, Atesh, Sergei Shoigu, Sergei Pinchuk, Pinchuk, Ivan Lukashevych Organizations: Fleet, Service, Maxar Technologies, Business, Technologies, American Enterprise Institute, Kyiv, Black, Kyiv Independent, Defense Intelligence, Kremlin, Russian, Security Service, BI Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Moscow, British, Sevastopol Bay, Brig

☆ A new commander is taking over Russia's Black Sea Fleet after the last one let its warships get torn apart by exploding drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia has officially replaced the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, awarding Vice Adm. Sergei Pinchuk the daunting role of overseeing naval operations in a region that has long troubled Moscow. Pinchuk is a career navy officer who previously served as the deputy to Adm. Viktor Sokolov, the former Black Sea Fleet commander. Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. Beyond its USV force, Kyiv has also used missiles to inflict damage on the Black Sea Fleet. You realize the enormous responsibility that rests on you," Shoigu said during the teleconference, according to the Russian defense ministry's statement.

Persons: —, Sergei Pinchuk, Sergei Shoigu, Pinchuk, Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, Shoigu, STRINGER, Aleksandr Moiseyev —, Konstantin Kabantsov Organizations: Service, Black, Fleet, Business, Russian, Black Sea, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Armed Forces, National Defense Control Center, AP, Ukrainian, Getty, Kyiv, Northern, Russian Federation, Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Crimean, Russian

☆ Russia is moving barges in to try to protect what remains of its damaged Black Sea Fleet, UK defense ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is fortifying its Black Sea Fleet with barges, says the UK's defense ministry. The barges are meant to "enhance the defences of the port" against Ukraine's attacks, per the UK. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is now resorting to barges to shore up the defenses for its Black Sea Fleet. "Recent imagery analysis has identified four barges positioned at the entrance to the Black Sea Fleet facility of Novorossiysk Sea Port," the UK's defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on Sunday.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Black, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Novorossiysk Sea Port

☆ Russia's Black Sea Fleet has 1 'loser' missile ship left in Crimea that has not launched a single missile, Ukrainian captain says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian navy captain claimed Russia has only one missile ship left in the Black Sea. He said that most of the Black Sea Fleet had relocated after a series of Ukrainian strikes. A senior UK Royal Navy officer said that 25% of Russia's Black Sea warships had been sunk or damaged. Pletenchuk noted that the Black Sea Fleet was once considered Russia's main force in Crimea but had almost entirely been chased away and relocated. The UK's defense minister said on March 25, after the latest Ukrainian attack, that the Black Sea Fleet was "functionally inactive."

Persons: —, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Pletenchuk, Ivan Khurs, Konstantin, Russia's Adm, Viktor Sokolov, Adm, Sergei Pinchuk Organizations: Black Sea Fleet, UK Royal Navy, Service, Ukrainian, Cyclone, Gerashchenko, Black Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Crimea, Russian, Novorossiysk, Gerashchenko Ukraine, Sevastopol, Russia's, Ukraine

☆ Russia ordered new defenses meant to stop its navy getting humiliated by Ukrainian drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's defense minister visited the HQ of Russia's troubled Black Sea Fleet. The Russian minister, Sergei Shoigu, announced plans meant to stop that happening again. AdvertisementRussia's defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, issued new orders on Monday meant to stop so many Russian ships from being sunk by Ukraine. Russia's Defence Ministry on Sunday announced that Shoigu had visited the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in occupied Crimea. Ukraine claims to have sunk or disabled around a third of Russia's fleet, which was once the Black Sea's dominant naval power.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, —, Shoigu, Sergei Kotov, Shoigu's Organizations: Service, Russia's Defence Ministry, Sunday, Sea Fleet, AFP Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, US

☆ Going after Russian warships feels like 'hunting prey,' says a Ukrainian general overseeing exploding naval drone operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has relied heavily on its arsenal of naval drones to cause headaches for Russia's Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementFor at least one Ukrainian general, going after Russian warships with exploding drone boats is more than just hitting the enemy. To compensate for this deficiency, the country sought to develop what it calls "the world's first fleet of naval drones." These deadly systems were first introduced in 2022 as Kyiv looked to weaken Moscow's grip on the Black Sea. "We analyzed how best to get to the Russian fleet; what means and methods would be appropriate.

Persons: —, Ivan Lukashevych, Lukashevych, we'd, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Security Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital, Defense Intelligence, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, Black Locations: Ukraine, Brig, Kyiv, Moscow, Sevastopol, Crimean, Novorossiysk, Russia

☆ Machine guns and combat aircraft aren't enough to stop Ukraine's drone boats from killing Russian warships, general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"The adversary immediately began to respond to the threat of naval drones, but we are still a few steps ahead," Brig. AdvertisementUkraine's Sea Baby drones have been used in devastating attacks, targeting Russian warships and infrastructure — including a key bridge — around the Black Sea. "Their planes and combat helicopters are constantly patrolling the coastline and waters of the western Black Sea." Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. The general added that "forcing the enemy to flee from the Black Sea was the goal we sought and it was achieved."

Persons: —, Ivan Lukashevych, Lukashevych, STRINGER Organizations: Service, Sea Fleet, Security Service, Kyiv, Business, Ukrainian, Reuters, Black, Getty, Russian Locations: Russian, Moscow, Ukraine, Brig, Russia, Novorossiysk, Crimean, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine can still win against Russia, but a few very important things need to happen this year, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Military experts say Ukraine can still win against Russia by prioritizing defense and seizing key opportunities. War watchers say that Ukraine can still win against Russia's invasion if it prioritizes defense, rebuilding combat capability, and hitting Russia where it is most vulnerable as the country enters its third year of war. If Ukraine consistently holds its own against Russia, Kofman noted, this would keep Russia in a weak position by letting attrition take its toll. "It was to put Ukraine in a position where it can attain decisive leverage to negotiate with Russia war termination, from a favorable position and then to attain a durable peace." Davis said that Ukraine needs to attempt to negotiate as soon as it can with Russia to end the war.

Persons: watcher's, Michael Kofman, Kofman, STRINGER, Emma Ashford, Henry L, Putin, Ashford, Daniel Davis, Davis, Avdiivka Organizations: Russia, Russia's, Carnegie Endowment, International, Getty, Stimson Center, Kurt & Company, Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Novorossiysk, Europe, Bakhmut District

☆ How Ukraine seized the upper hand against Russia in the battle for the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Tim Lister | Victoria Butenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine has virtually no navy of its own, but technological innovation, audacity and Russian incompetence have given it the upper hand in much of the Black Sea. Rather than fold, the Ukrainians declared a unilateral “Black Sea Humanitarian Corridor” for merchant shipping and stepped up its use of maritime drones and missile attacks against Russia’s Black Sea fleet. One-third of the Black Sea fleet has been disabled or destroyed, and the remaining ships rarely venture into the western half of the sea. In August, Russia withdrew some of the Black Sea fleet from its headquarters in Sevastopol to relatively safer ports on the Russian coast. Russia is unlikely to be able to tilt the balance in the Black Sea back in its favor.

Persons: Caesar Kunikov, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Yoruk Isik, Russia’s, Zelensky, Dmytro Pletenchuk, ” Pletenchuk, ’ Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Reuters, Agriculture, UN, Initiative, NATO, Economy Ministry, Black Sea Initiative, Ukrainian, Russia, Maritime Autonomous Guard, Defense Intelligence, Drones, Both Defense Intelligence, Security Service, ’ AK, Black, Russian, Odesa, Montreux Convention – Locations: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Washington, Novorossiysk, Sochi, ”, MAGURA, Krasnodar, Kerch, France, Snake, Odesa, Turkey, Black, Montreux, Moscow

☆ Ukraine is struggling hard on land, but thrashing Russia repeatedly at sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Tom Porter | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIf confirmed, it would mark strike twenty-five in a remarkable kill streak that Ukraine told CNN represents the disabling of a full third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementUkraine's most astonishing triumph came early, in April 2022, when it sank Russia's Black Sea flagship, the Moskva. "Ukraine has been extremely successful against the Black Sea Fleet, forcing Russia to relocate assets further away from Ukraine and the frontline," Germond told BI. AdvertisementDown, but not outIs Ukraine's Black Sea success a solution to Ukraine's stalled ground offensive? This means that any ships sunk result in a longer-term decrease in the Black Sea Fleet.

Persons: —, Caesar, Ukraine Navy's, Murad Sezer, Sahaidachny, MAX DELANY, it's, Basil Germond, Germond, Michael Kofman, ” Sidharth, Kaushal, Russia can’t, ” Organizations: Service, Business, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Ukraine, CNN, Reuters, Getty, Military, Lancaster University, Shadow, Black, The Carnegie Endowment, Planet Labs PBC, Labs, UK’s Ministry of Defence, Royal United Services Institute, Montreux Convention, NATO, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Bosphorus, Sevastopol, Moskva, Russian, Syria, Rostov, Minsk, Russia, France, Novorossiysk, Odesa, Ukrainian

☆ Despite losing another warship to a country without much of a navy, Russia's Black Sea Fleet is still in the fight, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussia's Black Sea Fleet has taken a beating from Ukraine over the course of the war, but Western intelligence suggests that Moscow still maintains the ability to conduct naval operations in the region. "This latest Ukrainian success highlights the continuing vulnerability of Russian warships operating in the Black Sea," Britain's defense ministry said. "It will highly likely have an impact on the Black Sea Fleet's command and control elements, probably forcing them to re-evaluate their maneuverability near Western Crimea." Defense Intelligence of UkraineBritain's defense ministry, however, cautioned that "the Russian Navy is almost certainly still able to conduct its three main tasks in the Black Sea: long-range strike, patrol, and support." "There is no place for the russian fleet in Ukrainian Crimea," it said.

Persons: —, Grant Shapps Organizations: Service, Business, Defense Intelligence, Russian Navy, Black Sea Fleet, Moscow, UK Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Crimean, Crimea, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Ukrainian Crimea

☆ It will take more than just drones to defeat Russia's Black Sea Fleet, says Ukrainian naval commander
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA Ukrainian naval commander said it will take more than just drones to defeat Russia's Black Sea Fleet. "Simply changing the fleet to drones and winning will not work," he said, according to a translation provided by the outlet. Related storiesUkraine conducted a series of successful drone attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in 2023, with its explosive sea drones sinking two Russian landing ships on November 10, "Sea Baby" drones damaging a Russian patrol ship near Sevastopol on October 11, and high-tech naval drones paralyzing the fleet on August 24. However, Neizhpapa said that the technology behind Russia's drones is getting better. AdvertisementAs a result, Neizhpapa said, the type of attacks Ukraine launched at sea in 2022 and 2023 won't be as effective in 2024.

Persons: —, Russia's, Oleksii Neizhpapa, Neizhpapa, Ukrainska Organizations: Service, Business, Navy, Armed Forces of, Ukrainska Pravda, Fleet, Institute for, UK Defence Locations: Ukrainian, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Russia, Novorossiysk

☆ Three dead as storm hits Crimea and Russia's Black Sea coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Fierce storms killed three people on the Russian and Crimean Black Sea coast on Monday, with hundreds evacuated. Storms have been raging in the Black Sea since Friday. Video published online showed large waves sweeping over the seafront in Sochi, and carrying away cars. The Russian-installed governors of Crimea and Sevastopol, both of which Moscow seized and unilaterally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, declared states of emergency. In the Russian port of Novorossiysk, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and Russia's Transneft state oil pipeline company announced a halt to loadings due to weather conditions.

Persons: Felix Light, Kevin Liffey Organizations: TASS, Energy Ministry, Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Crimean, State, Sochi, Kerch, Crimea, Russian, Yevpatoriya, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Dagestan, Krasnodar, Rostov, Russia, Novorossiysk

☆ Ukraine Says It Has Destroyed 15 Russian Naval Vessels in Black Sea During War
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Friday its operations had resulted in the destruction of a total of 15 Russian naval vessels in the Black Sea since the start of Russia's invasion and that 12 other vessels had been damaged. Ukraine has stepped up its attacks in the Black Sea and on Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014. Ukraine's military said its operations carried out in the Black Sea so far have included strikes on the Russian Black Sea Navy headquarters in Sevastopol and the shipyard in Kerch, which damaged a vessel that had not yet joined the fleet. In April 2022, shortly after the start of the war, Ukraine's forces said it hit the Moskva missile cruiser, flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, with domestically produced a Neptune anti-ship missile. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recently said Kyiv had managed to shift the balance of power in the Black Sea, seizing the initiative from Moscow which regards Crimea as strategically vital to its interests.

Persons: Dmytro Pletenchuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Yuliia Dysa, Gareth Jones Organizations: Kyiv, Reuters, Russian Black Sea Navy Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, Kyiv, Novorossiysk, Russian, Sevastopol, Kerch, Moscow

☆ Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine says its sea drones hit and sank two Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ships. Ukraine has relied on its fleet of explosive drone boats to trouble Russian ships in the Black Sea. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's explosive sea drones have struck again, and this time, Kyiv says they struck and sank two ships belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet (BSF). The hit has again raised questions about Russia's ability to protect its Black Sea Fleet from Ukraine. Elsewhere in the Black Sea this week, a Russian anti-radar missile slammed into a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, killing one person and injuring four more.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Fleet, Defense Ministry, Sig, Security Service, Ukraine Telegram, Russian, Institute for, Liberian Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Kyiv, Russian, Crimean, Novorossiysk, Kerch, Russia, Ukrainian, Washington, Moscow

☆ Ukraine's strike on a brand-new missile carrier could force Russian shipbuilders further away from the war, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's strike on a Crimean shipyard poses a problem for Russia's fleet, UK intel said Monday. Ukraine said the Askold, a brand-new cruise missile carrier, was badly damaged in the attack. The strike may force Russia to move its shipbuilding to safer waters, the UK MOD said. A spokesperson for Ukraine's air force, Yuriy Ihnat, named the damaged ship as the Askold, one of Russia's most advanced corvettes. A Ukrainian air force commander hinted that it was struck by a French-supplied SCALP missile, also known as a Storm Shadow missile .

Persons: —, Saturday's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yuriy Ihnat, Ihnat Organizations: intel, MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, Zaliv Shipbuilding Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimea, Ukrainian, Crimea's Kerch, Zaliv, Kerch

☆ Growing tanker fleet, cheaper freight challenge Russian oil price cap
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

It also means that enforcing the price cap will have a limited impact on Russian revenues. Had the oil price been above $60 at the time, sanctions would have severely disrupted Russian exports. However, the price for most Russian oil only rose above $60 in July, which meant traders, shipping companies and Russian exporters had months to prepare. So many vessels are willing to sail loaded with Russian oil that freight rates have fallen - effectively handing Russian producers even more revenues. Freight rates for Russian Urals crude shipments to Asia for October cargoes plunged to the lowest levels since the implementation of the price cap, traders said.

Persons: Shun, Tatiana Meel, Mike Salthouse, Sellers, ” Claire McCleskey, Jonathan Saul, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, United Arab, Intelligence, Reuters, International Energy Agency, Shipping, U.S, Link, Thomson Locations: Nakhodka Bay, Nakhodka, Russia, LONDON, refiners, China, India, U.S, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Moscow, Ukraine, Baltic, Asia, Saudi Arabia, Novorossiysk, East, Africa, Latin America, London, MOSCOW

☆ Ukraine claims it hit a Russian ship with a 'Sea Baby' drone. Russia is fast running out of space to repair them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine doubled down on claims on Friday that it had damaged a Russian patrol ship near Sevastopol with "Sea Baby" drones. If confirmed, the strike could add to long-term pressure on Russia's ability to maintain and repair its Black Sea Fleet, experts say. Russia is already barred from bringing reinforcements to its Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Consequently, the Black Sea Fleet will have to be increasingly prudent with its remaining assets," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis squeeze on the Black Sea Fleet ultimately hampers some of its ability to project power over those waters, Germond said.

Persons: —, Basil Germond, Pavel Derzhavin, Pavel, Sutton, rove, ake Organizations: Service, Fleet, Lancaster University, Crimean Telegram, Crimean, Russian Telegram, Black, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Sevastopol, Russia, Russia's, Ukrainian

☆ Russia has 'clearly lost its control' over the Black Sea with its navy moving to safer ports, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's move of its Black Sea Fleet to safer waters signals its waning power there, experts told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's withdrawal of ships from a key Crimean base to safer ports shows it has "clearly lost its control" over the Black Sea in naval and geopolitical terms, a top naval expert told Insider. Pointing to those attacks, James Heappey, a UK defense minister, said during a defense event in Warsaw last Tuesday that the move signaled the "functional defeat" of the Black Sea Fleet. As of Sunday, multiple ships carrying grain, sunflower oil, and metals had sailed out of Ukraine's ports in the northwestern Black Sea, The Guardian reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementHardline pro-Kremlin Telegram account Rybar wrote on Friday that it's "difficult to accept" that "the Black Sea Fleet cannot fully ensure its security now."

Persons: —, Basil Germond, Germond, James Heappey, Heappey, Armed Forces @JSHeappey Organizations: Fleet, Service, Lancaster University, Montreux Convention, UK's Ministry of Defence, Black, Armed Forces, Warsaw Security, — Ministry of Defence Locations: Sevastopol, Russia, Ukraine, Turkish, Novorossiysk, Crimea, Warsaw, Ukrainian

☆ 'Difficult to accept': Prominent Russian hardliner admits its navy couldn't defend itself from Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia recently relocated much of its Black Sea Fleet after it got battered by Ukrainian attacks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian hardline pro-war account conceded that the Black Sea Fleet couldn't defend itself from Ukraine and had to pull back. "Even though it's difficult to accept, the Black Sea Fleet cannot fully ensure its security now," Rybar wrote. In an intelligence briefing on Monday, the UK's Ministry of Defence said the threats of further Ukrainian attacks likely caused Russia to relocate its operations.

Persons: —, Rybar, Makarov, Admiral Essen Organizations: Service, Fleet, NATO, Telegram, UK's Ministry of Defence, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimea, Novorossiysk, Feodosia

☆ Satellite images show Russia moved parts of its navy out of Crimea after getting hammered by Ukrainian attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Satellite imagery appears to confirm Russia has moved parts of its navy from Crimea. The move is intended to shield the Black Sea Fleet from Ukrainian drone attacks, per a US think tank. Courtesy of Planet Labs PBCAccording to MT Anderson, two Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, along with a Krikav-class frigate, three Kilo-class submarines, and a number of smaller ships, were transferred. A Project 22160 patrol ship stationed in the Ukrainian port of Feodosia in eastern Crimea, seen in satellite imagery shared by Planet Labs PBC on October 4, 2023. In recent weeks, Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet, including attacking its command center in Sevastopol on September 22.

Persons: —, Anderson, Grigorovich, Vasily Bykov, MT, Thord, Iversen, Iverson Organizations: Service, Planet Labs PBC, Labs, MT Anderson, UK's Ministry of Defence, Norwegian Navy Locations: Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Russian, Feodosia, Ukrainian, Russia's, Feodosiya, Ukraine

☆ Crimea: Satellite imagery indicates Russia moving navy ships to other ports after Sevastopol attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Tim Lister Anna Chernova Gianluca Mezzofiore. Maria Kostenko Paul Murphy | Tim Lister | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

As many as a dozen ships, including frigates, landing ships and submarines now appear to be moored further east at Novorossiysk, imagery from the past few weeks showed. the home port of the Black Sea Fleet. BlackSkyThe ISW noted that satellite imagery taken on October 2 shows four Russian landing ships and one Kilo-class submarine remaining in Sevastopol. Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, said Thursday that the Black Sea Fleet was “constantly dispersing its ships. They are guarding this facility from the north and from the south.”Even so, Pletenchuk said, “I would not write off the Black Sea Fleet.

Persons: Makarov, Admiral Essen, Dmytro Pletenchuk, ” Pletenchuk, Pletenchuk, “, ”, Aslan Bzhania, ” Bzhania Organizations: CNN, Black, Technologies, Fleet, Ukrainian Navy, Border Guard Service, Sea Fleet, Russian Navy, Reuters Locations: Russia, Sevastopol, Crimea, Moscow, Georgia, Novorossiysk, Feodosia, Technologies Ukraine, Ukraine, Azov, Russian, BlackSky, ”, Abkhazia, Ochamchira

☆ Russia is highly likely using an amphibious plane from the 1960s to hunt for a new threat to its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has battered Russia's Black Sea Fleet with cruise missile strikes and sea drone attacks. To deal with the new sea drone threat, Russia is increasing its maritime air patrol operations. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia is highly likely relying on a decades-old amphibious plane to seek out a dangerous Ukrainian threat to its Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence. This includes cruise missile strikes on a key shipyard and the fleet's headquarters and attacks with uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) — or sea drones — on Russian ships. It remains to be seen if the Be-12 makes a difference in curbing the threat of Ukraine's sea drones.

Persons: —, Michal Fludra, sonobuoys Organizations: Fleet, Service, Kyiv, Black, Sig, Naval Aviation, Aviation, Getty, Kacha Air Base Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimean, Kyiv, Novorossiysk, Russian, Kerch, Moscow, Crimea, Kaliningrad, Soviet, Sevastopol, Black

☆ Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is likely moving naval operations away from Crimea amid Ukrainian attacks, UK intel said. Russian naval aviation is attempting to assert Russian dominance over the Black Sea, the MOD added. AdvertisementAdvertisementA UK intelligence assessment said that some of Russia's naval operations in the Black Sea have been relocated following recent Ukraine attacks on its Crimean base. The UK's Ministry of Defence said on Monday that the threats had likely pushed some of Russia's Black Sea fleet activities to move to the port of Novorossiysk, on Russia's western coast. Russia abandoned Snake Island, in the northwestern Black Sea, early in its full-scale invasion, but has continued with attacks on it.

Persons: — Organizations: intel, Black, Fleet, MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, — Ministry of Defence Locations: Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Novorossiysk

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