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Russian carrier of Kalibr missile detected in Black Sea: Number of missiles revealed

Russian carrier of Kalibr missile detected in Black Sea: Number of missiles revealed Photo: Russian ship (facebook.com/mod.mil.rus)
Author: Bohdan Babaiev

This morning, November 25, two ships were spotted in the Black Sea, deployed on combat duty by Russia. Among them is one carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, according to the Ukrainian Navy.

The Ukrainian Navy reported this Russian missile carrier in the Black Sea is capable of launching 4 Kalibr missiles if strikes are ordered.

Meanwhile, a day earlier, the enemy deployed six ships in the Black Sea, three of which were Kalibr missile carriers capable of launching up to six missiles in a single salvo.

As of 6:00 AM (Kyiv time), no enemy ships were observed in the Sea of Azov.

Additionally, there are no Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Ukrainian Navy also reported that over the past 24 hours, in the interests of Russia, the following vessels passed through the Kerch Strait:

  • to the Black Sea: 6 ships, 1 of which continued toward the Bosporus Strait;
  • to the Sea of Azov: 5 ships, 4 of which were coming from the Bosporus Strait.

According to RBC-Ukraine's sources, Russia has accumulated a sufficient stock of missiles with a range exceeding 350 kilometers.

As of November 20, Russia had approximately 390 Kalibr missiles in its stockpiles, with 30 more scheduled to be launched in November. Read more about this in our separate article.