Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Is Quietly Relocating Kilo-Class Submarines away from Ukraine – Britain’s Ministry of Defence revealed in an intelligence update this week that the Russian military had relocated some of its submarines from the port of Sevastopol in Crimea. The submarines were reportedly moved to Novorissiysk in Kasnodor Krai, a region of southern Russia.
The move is significant, particularly given the impact that the sinking of the Russian flagship Moskva dramatically weakened Russia’s naval abilities in the region, and as the Kremlin fights tooth and nail to hold on to territory in the south.
According to the British Ministry of Defence, the decision to move the Kilo-class submarines was likely motivated by the increased local security threat level, which leaves the Russians open to more significant losses at a time when they need to be making gains.
After Ukraine sunk a Russian barge reportedly “loaded with weapons” and other equipment, the move is hardly surprising.
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