Russian missile carriers detected in Black Sea
Russian ship at sea (Illustrative photo: facebook.com/mod.mil.rus)
Enemy ships have once again been detected in the Black Sea waters, signaling a continued missile threat to Ukraine, according to a report from the Ukrainian Navy.
As of 06:00 on October 14, two enemy ships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, with a total capacity of up to eight missiles, have been detected in the Black Sea.
Meanwhile, there are no Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov, as in previous days. However, two missile carriers are present in the Mediterranean Sea, capable of launching up to 12 Kalibr missiles in total.
Additionally, over the past day, two vessels passed through the Kerch Strait in Russia's interest:
- to the Black Sea - 2 vessels, with 1 continuing toward the Bosphorus Strait;
- to the Sea of Azov - 7 vessels, none of which came from the Bosphorus Strait.
The Ukrainian Navy also noted that Russia continues to violate the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by disabling automatic identification systems (AIS) on these vessels.
On the previous morning, two Russian ships were also present in the Black Sea, which Russia had deployed for combat duty. Both vessels were missile carriers, and in the event of a missile attack, their combined potential salvo could have reached up to 8 Kalibr missiles.
In the Mediterranean Sea, just as today, two ships were detected, although only one was carrying Kalibr missiles with a total salvo of up to 4 missiles.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk recently commented on which side currently holds the advantage in the Black Sea.
