Russia significantly increases number of missile carriers in Black Sea – Southern Defence Forces

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – SUNDAY, 21 AUGUST 2022, 16:39

The Russians have significantly increased the number of missile carriers in the Black Sea in the lead-up to Ukraine's Independence Day.

Source: Natalia Humeniuk, head of the united press centre of the Southern Defence Forces, in a telethon broadcast, when asked about potential danger from Russian military forces on Independence Day; the Ukrainian Navy

Quote: "We are observing that they [the Russians - ed.] have significantly increased the number of missile carriers in the Black Sea. In particular, there are five carriers with Kalibr cruise missiles on board, including submarine carriers.

The use of Kalibr cruise missiles tonight may be a sign that they are on stand-by; they are ready to deploy them, despite their high cost and the small quantity they have left."

Details: Humeniuk added that the occupiers will locate more forces on the Mykolaiv and Kherson fronts, since "the invincible fortress of Mykolaiv, which is holding them back in the South of Ukraine, has been bothering them for a long time.

We should be prepared for the fact that they could use this, but we shouldn't panic or create any unnecessary hype," she remarked.

Note: The Ukrainian Navy says that the last time five missile carriers were recorded in the Black Sea was on 1 August. After that there were mostly only two or three. Their number increased to four for only a few days in early August.

Background: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, warned that next week Russia may do something especially cruel.

Ukrainska Pravda has reported that employees of institutions located in the Government Quarter have been advised to work remotely from 22 to 26 August.

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