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Russia Increased the Number of Warships, Including 4 Missile Carriers with 24 Kalibr Missiles

The 3M22 Zircon missile test launch from the Project 22350 frigate / open source
The 3M22 Zircon missile test launch from the Project 22350 frigate / open source

There are 13 russian warships ready for the missile attack in the Black Sea

Russia has increased the number of warships in the Black Sea. There are 13 ships now.

“4 missile carriers – 2 surface ships and 2 submarines have been added. There might be 24 Kalibr cruise missiles in total,” the spokesperson of the Operational Command “South” Nataliya Gumenyuk said.

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She emphasizes that all 24 missiles may not be even ready for the launch if the carriers are out.

The 3M-54 Kalibr cruise missiles loading into russian submarine Defense Express Russia Increased the Number of Warships, Including 4 Missile Carriers with 24 Kalibr Missiles
The 3M-54 Kalibr cruise missiles loading into russian submarine / open source

The military analyst colonel Petro Chernyk states that Ukraine will be able to effectively withstand the missile attacks from the Black Sea when it gets NATO’s aviation, in particular the F-16 fighter aircraft.

“There is no doubt that Ukraine will eventually get the aviation from the western allies,” Petro Chernyk said.

American F-16 fighter on the joint exercises in Myrhorod (Ukraine) in 2011 Defense Express Russia Increased the Number of Warships, Including 4 Missile Carriers with 24 Kalibr Missiles
American F-16 fighter on the joint exercises in Myrhorod (Ukraine) in 2011 / open source

As Defense Express reported, Russia Doubled the Number of Warships in the Black Sea, a Frigate with 8 Kalibr Missiles is Out.

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