Russian ship with Kalibr missiles detected in Black Sea on morning April 22
Photo: The Ukrainian Navy reported on Russian ships with missiles in the Black Sea (facebook.com/mod.mil.rus)
This morning, one Russian ship, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, was detected in the Black Sea, according to the data from the Ukrainian Navy.
The military authorities noted that this missile carrier is capable of launching up to six missiles in a single salvo if it attacks.
Additionally, the Navy informed that as of 6 AM Kyiv time on April 22, no Russian warships were observed in the waters of the Sea of Azov.
Moreover, the department added that three Russian ships were spotted in the Mediterranean Sea, two of which are carriers of Kalibr missiles, with a total salvo capacity of up to 12 such cruise missiles.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, over the past 24 hours, the following ships passed through the Kerch Strait in the interests of the aggressor country, Russia:
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4 ships headed to the Black Sea, continuing towards the Bosphorus Strait;
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0 ships headed to the Sea of Azov.
"Russia continues to violate the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by disabling automatic identification systems," the military authorities have stated, as usual.
During the night, monitoring groups reported that the Russian military had deployed six Kalibr missile carriers to the Black Sea, with a total salvo capacity of up to 46 cruise missiles. This information has not been officially confirmed.
For several days in a row, Ukrainian Defense Forces have observed one Russian missile carrier in the Black Sea in the morning.
During the night of April 21, Russians used an Onyx anti-ship cruise missile in airstrikes on Ukraine, which was launched from the occupied Crimean territory to strike the Kherson region.
