Black Sea update: Russian missile carrier deployed on combat duty

Black Sea update: Russian missile carrier deployed on combat duty

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Russia’s Navy keeps a Kalibr cruise missile carrier on combat duty in the Black Sea as of Wednesday morning.

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

"There is a single enemy warship in the Black Sea, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to four missiles," reads the update as of 6:00 Kyiv time.

There are currently no enemy warships in the Sea of ​​Azov, the report adds, noting that in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia has two enemy ships on combat duty, including a Kalibr carrier with a total salvo of up to 16 missiles.

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In the past day, a number of vessels crossed Kerch Strait “the interests of the Russian Federation”, including three – to the Black Sea, of which two moved on toward the Bosphorus Strait; and seven - to the Sea of ​​Azov.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, amid the recent war fears in the Middle Eaast, the USA vowed to transfer additional forces, including warships, to the turbulent region.

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