Russia keeps one missile carrier in Black Sea

Russia keeps one missile carrier in Black Sea

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Six enemy warships are currently on combat duty in the Black Sea off the Crimea coast, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier with a total salvo of eight missiles.

That’s according to the Ukrainian Navy command, Ukrinform reports.

"As of February 15, six enemy warships are on combat duty in the Black Sea, including a Kalibr cruise missile carrier, with a total salvo of eight missiles; in the Sea of Azov there is one enemy ship, as well as 10 in the Mediterranean Sea, including five carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, with the total salvo of 72 missiles," the statement says.

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The Navy notes that throughout the day, 26 ships crossed through the Kerch-Yenikal Strait to the Sea of Azov in Russia’s interests, of which 11 were moving from the Bosphorus Strait; five ships crossed into the Black Sea, of which three moved on toward the Bosphorus Strait.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the head of the Operational Command South joint press center, Natalia Humeniuk, Russia is preparing for another massive missile strike that could be launched on February 24.

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