The Ukrainian advance apparently has consequences for the security situation in Crimea. According to British intelligence, several submarines from Russia’s Black Sea fleet have been withdrawn.
“It is very likely that the Black Sea Fleet Command has moved KILO-class fighter submarines from Sevastopol to the southern Russian region of Krasnodar,” says a report from the British Foreign Office, which contains the latest findings from British intelligence. about a daily. Moscow accuses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a targeted disinformation campaign.
Military expert Johannes Peters, head of the maritime strategy and security department at the Kiel Institute for Security Policy, told Spiegel.de on Tuesday that the reason was probably the advance of precision weapons and thus endangering important parts of the fleet. “It is certainly a sign that Russia is no longer confident that it can adequately protect these units in Sevastopol. This is an indirect admission that people in the south and in Crimea are also no longer sure of their superiority,” the expert continued.
Attacks on military targets in Crimea
The number of reports of drone and missile attacks on military targets in Crimea has actually increased in recent weeks. Numerous Russian fighter jets and ammunition were destroyed. Due to the new threat situation, many Russian citizens who had settled on the peninsula have already left for Russia.
According to Peters, the submarines are now the only part of the navy that can approach mainland Ukraine and attack with precision missiles. Because at least since the sinking of the flagship Moskva, the Russian army had switched to the use of submarines. The danger of Neptune-type anti-ship missiles is simply too great.
Duma deputy: No general mobilization
Against the background of feared preparations for the imposition of martial law in the country, a general mobilization in Russia is currently out of the question, parliament said. “There will be no general mobilization,” the head of the Defense Committee in the State Duma, Andrei Kartapalov, said in an interview with “Parlamentskaya Gazeta” on Tuesday. According to him, the most recent tightening of the law was more aimed at safeguarding Russia’s long-term ability to defend itself. Earlier on Tuesday, Russia’s parliament rushed through legislative changes that hinted at a possible preparation for the imposition of martial law in the country.
Source: Krone
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