Russian Kalibr carrier in Black Sea: Potential missile salvo named
Russian Kalibr missiles are present in the Black Sea (Illustrative photo: mod.mil.rus)
On the morning of April 19, Russian forces again deployed a missile carrier in the Black Sea. This poses a threat of missile strikes on Ukraine, according to a report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of 06:00 today, one ship was recorded in the Black Sea. It is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to 6 missiles.
In the Sea of Azov, as in previous days, no enemy ships were detected. However, in the Mediterranean Sea, military forces observed three ships, each of which is a missile carrier with a total salvo of up to 12 missiles.
Additionally, over the past day, the following vessels passed through the Kerch Strait in the interest of Russia:
- to the Black Sea- 6 ships, 4 of which continued towards the Bosporus Strait;
- to the Sea of Azov - 7 ships, 2 of which continued from the Bosporus Strait.
"Russia continues to violate the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by disabling automatic identification systems," the General Staff's report states.
Earlier, a Navy spokesperson for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk, mentioned that Russia's Kalibr missiles are no longer as effective against Ukraine as they once were. He explained that the effectiveness of these missiles has significantly decreased.
