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muriel_volestrangler

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4. Ukraine does not have any fighting ships of significant size

Reply to Blueplanet (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2022, 07:13 PM

May 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Ukrainian_Navy_ships

so I would guess this is to threaten civilian ships, and maybe sink some now, to make the blockade of Ukraine total.

Or, on the bright side, they may have decided the subs are more vulnerable in port where their position is known, than at sea.

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All Operating Submarines of Russian Black Sea Fleet went to sea from Sevastopol [View all] Blueplanet May 2022 OP

zero military experience, but i cant see nato sitting still for much more bullshit in the black sea. mopinko May 2022 #1

Turkey won't let warships in. WarGamer May 2022 #2

In where? Sevastopol sits on the Black Sea Coast in Crimea Trailrider1951 May 2022 #30

lol... How do you get IN the Black Sea?? WarGamer May 2022 #31

But they're already there. They were there before Turkey locked the Straits of Bosporus Trailrider1951 May 2022 #32

the post I was responding to said NATO can send assets into the Black Sea... WarGamer May 2022 #33

Oops! Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant Trailrider1951 May 2022 #34

enjoy!! WarGamer May 2022 #35

It means this is all Putin's got left. Budi May 2022 #5

In the immediate future sarisataka May 2022 #3

Ukraine does not have any fighting ships of significant size muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #4

No, launching cruise missiles relayerbob May 2022 #25

Where do they go? NQAS May 2022 #6

They go out, launch missiles, go back in reload relayerbob May 2022 #24

Thanks! Blueplanet May 2022 #7

To be or not to be in a Black Sea Russian submarine, Tetrachloride May 2022 #8

Yup. Is there a fine line here that would allow NATO or Ukraine allies to enter in this area? Budi May 2022 #9

Good question. Blueplanet May 2022 #14

Right. We know Putin was hoping to draw NATO into the Ukraine invasion. Budi May 2022 #17

Good question. Blueplanet May 2022 #15

It was worth repeating. Budi May 2022 #18

Turkey has subs. speak easy May 2022 #38

Ukraine would like to take them out sarisataka May 2022 #21

There are several reasons all military craft leave a base. Irish_Dem May 2022 #10

Very Interesting. Blueplanet May 2022 #20

Subs might be safer parked on the bottom of the Black Sea Irish_Dem May 2022 #26

If we find a submariner is found, I have a question which nags me. Tetrachloride May 2022 #27

There are some USN sub/boomer folks on this board. Irish_Dem May 2022 #28

sending by DU Mail Tetrachloride May 2022 #29

Sinking unarmed merchants ships is an act of piracy Historic NY May 2022 #11

I read that UA's are eying Snake Island . . . Lovie777 May 2022 #12

As I recall, Russia was launching missiles from a sub. 3Hotdogs May 2022 #13

K & R Budi May 2022 #19

The Black Sea fleet is Kilo class diesel attack subs. NutmegYankee May 2022 #16

It's probably premature, if not off the rails, to wonder this, but... JHB May 2022 #22

They are the ships mostly firing cruise missiles now. relayerbob May 2022 #23

I don't know how many subs they have EndlessWire May 2022 #36

Take out the Port? Blueplanet May 2022 #37

Either satellite or visual reports from someone in occupied Crimea. NutmegYankee May 2022 #39