In the occupied Sevastopol on submarines of the Russian Federation load ‘3M-54 Kalibr’ missiles - mass media

MAZURENKO ALONA - WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022, 18:27

‘3M-54 Kalibr’ missiles are being loaded onto submarines of the Black Sea Fleet in the Southern Bay of occupied Sevastopol.

Source: Crimea. Realities

Details: Two Varshavyanka-class submarines are moored near the berths in the Southern Bay of Sevastopol.

Two port tug boats have pulled a self-propelled floating crane SPK-46150 to one of the berths.

On the eastern shore of the bay next to the berths are two long "Kamaz", in the body of which you can see the transport and launch containers with missiles.

Varshavyanka-class submarines carry ‘3M-54 Kalibr’ cruise missiles, which are used in various modifications for naval and ground purposes. Each submarine is armed with four such missiles.

Reference: ‘3M-54 Kalibr’ - Russian cruise missiles. Cruise missiles with the nomenclature of 3M14K are used to hit ground targets from submarines. Their diameter is 533 mm, length 6.20 m, starting weight 1770 kg, and flight range, according to Putin, 1400 km.

Background:

On 24 May, Vadym Skybitsky, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said that submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet were launching missile strikes on Ukrainian territory.