-21d0b63c17f6020e4df75f6c6f9a2f4f.jpg "Ivan Khomenko")
Russia has doubled the number of missile carriers stationed in the Black Sea, increasing the potential threat of Kalibr cruise missile strikes, according to the Ukrainian Navy.
On the morning of March 29, the Ukrainian Navy reported the presence of two Russian vessels equipped with Kalibr missiles in the Black Sea. The day before, only one such ship had been observed.
According to the Navy, these two vessels are capable of launching up to eight Kalibr cruise missiles in total, should an attack be carried out.
No Russian naval presence was recorded in the Sea of Azov as of Saturday morning.
In the Mediterranean Sea, however, four Russian ships were observed, including three equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles. These three vessels could collectively launch up to 26 missiles.
The Navy also reported that, over the past 24 hours, two vessels transited the Kerch Strait into the Black Sea, but neither proceeded toward the Bosporus. Meanwhile, 12 vessels entered the Sea of Azov, five of which had traveled from the Bosporus.
The Ukrainian Navy noted that the Russian Federation continues to violate the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by switching off their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), obscuring vessel movements in the region.
Earlier, a joint report by Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service and the Bundeswehr, cited by BILD, warned that Russia is preparing for a potential large-scale war with NATO by 2030. Despite ongoing combat in Ukraine, Moscow is replenishing military losses, expanding its defense industry, and increasing troop numbers, with plans to deploy more forces near NATO’s eastern borders.
