British Intelligence Discloses Details of Russian Naval Operations in the Black Sea

British Intelligence Discloses Details of Russian Naval Operations in the Black Sea

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The pace of Russian naval operations in the Black Sea remains slow due to Ukraine's successful actions. the Russian navy conducts regular exercises in Novorossiysk due to the threat of Ukrainian attacks.

The overall pace of Russian naval operations in the Black Sea remains low due to Ukraine's successful actions, according to a new report by the UK Ministry of Defense, UNN reports .

Details

 The overall pace of maritime operations in the Black Sea remains slow. Ukraine continues to successfully limit Russian maritime operations in the eastern part of the Black Sea

- the report says.

According to British intelligence, the fact that the Russian Navy  perceives the threat of attacks from Ukraine is evidenced by frequent training exercises to disperse and counter unmanned surface vessels/unmanned aerial vehicles in Novorossiysk and its surroundings. 

At the same time, it is noted that Ukraine continues to undermine the credibility of the Russian Black Sea Fleet by attempting to attack naval infrastructure and ships in the Black Sea.

According to British intelligence, a massive missile attack on November 28, 2024, targeting critical national infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine, included launches from Russian Black Sea Fleet ships operating in the Black Sea.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that 28 ground-launched cruise missiles were fired and that its air defense system was able to intercept a large percentage of incoming weapons systems fired from both the Russian Black Sea Fleet and long-range Russian aircraft.

Recall 

On November 29, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed elements of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in the temporarily occupied Crimea. This is the second successful defeat of the S-400 in November.