Russia moves Kalibr cruise missile ship into Mediterranean sea
Russia deployed a Kalibr missile carrier (Illustrative photo: facebook.com/mod.mil.rus)
On July 13, Russia deployed three warships to the Mediterranean Sea, one of which is armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, according to the Ukrainian Navy.
"There are three enemy warships in the Mediterranean Sea, one of which is a Kalibr cruise missile carrier with a total salvo of up to four missiles," the Navy reported.
At the same time, as of 6:00 a.m. Kyiv time, no enemy ships were detected in the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
The Ukrainian Navy also reported that, in the interests of Russia, six vessels passed through the Kerch Strait toward the Black Sea over the past 24 hours. Of these, three ships continued their route toward the Bosporus Strait.
Meanwhile, five ships headed into the Sea of Azov, two of which arrived from the Bosporus Strait.
Frontline situation
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that on July 12, there were 151 combat engagements along the front line, with the most intense fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions.
Russian forces reportedly lost 1,070 soldiers in a single day. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia’s approximate total losses amount to around 1,032,690 personnel killed or wounded.
Meanwhile, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction, while Russian troops have made gains near Novopavlivka.
