Russia placed floating barges at the entrance of the Novorossiysk port, which has become a crucial hub for the Black Sea Fleet.
  • Satellite images show Russia has placed barriers at its ports to defend the Black Sea Fleet.
  • The measures are designed to protect Russian warships from Ukraine’s uncrewed surface vessels.
  • Kyiv has relied on this fleet of exploding drone boats to damage and destroy Moscow’s naval force.

Newly 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.

The protective measures at Novorossiysk, a city in western Russia located along the Black Sea, appear to be building on similar efforts in Sevastopol, where Moscow’s naval assets have been targeted by Ukraine throughout the full-scale war.

“Due to an increased risk of Ukrainian strikes in their traditional homeport of Sevastopol, Novorossiysk now serves as a crucial role in sheltering the Black Sea Fleet’s most valuable assets,” Britain’s defense ministry wrote in a Sunday intelligence update.

  • warm@kbin.earth
    6·
    8 months ago

    I mean sure, but they can watch for that during the time the ship leaves port? The defence strategy is fine, the point of the article is to show that the drone attacks from Ukraine are super effective and are a big pain in the ass for Russia.