The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy maintains the operational capability to hit coastal and other targets in the Ukraine although he lost the Saratov ammunition and the rocket launcher cruiser Moskvareports an information published today by the British Ministry of Defense.
About 20 Russian naval vessels, including submarines, are in the Black Sea operations zone, according to a note posted on the British Defense Department’s Twitter account.
“The Bosphorus Strait remains closed to all warships except Turkish, which means that the Russia “It is not in a position to replace Moscow, the cruiser it lost.”
This particular ship had the main role of air defense of the naval force operating in the area.
Reuters news agency notes that it is not able to verify the information published by the British Ministry of Defense in an independent way.
Powerful explosions in Kherson – Putin threatens
Powerful explosions occurred Wednesday night at Hersonissosa city in the south Of Ukraine where is it under the control of Russian troopsas reported by Reuters, citing RIA Novosti.
According to the first information, these are missile attacks launched by the Ukrainian army.
There is no agreement on a Putin-Zelensky meeting
No agreement has been reached on his meeting President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky by Russian counterpart of Vladimir Putinas reported by the Interfax agency, citing its consultant of the Ukrainian presidency Mikhail Pontolyak.
“The time of the meeting between the presidents of the two countries and the context of this meeting have not yet been decided”, Podoliak, who is a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the peace talks with Russia, was quoted as saying.
Pontoliak said that consultations are continuing at the level of working groups.
Earlier Wednesday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that Ankara hoped that Zelensky and Putin would meet in the coming days.
Putin: We will immediately hit anyone who threatens us
Clear threats against “anyone who intervenes in Ukraine and threatens Russia’s security”, 24 hours later the decision of Western countries to send heavy weapons to Kyivlaunched Russian President Vladimir Putinspeaking in the Russian parliament.
The Russian president referred to the Western powers that are trying to divide Russia and stated that “Decisions have been made on lightning strikes on anyone who attempts to intervene in the situation in Ukraine.”
Putin referred to “Special military operation” in Ukraine and especially in Donbas, “Aimed at protecting people who have been subjected to terrorism and intimidation for eight years by the Kiev regime”as he stressed.
Tuesday noon and Wednesday morning, Russian planes hit strategic bridge over Dniester river with missiles, on the outskirts of Odessa, through which Western forces transferred weapons systems and ammunition to the Ukrainian army. Moscow believes that by bombing the bridge and the railway line that crossed it, it cut off the main supply line of Kiev and greatly hindered the defense efforts.
Referring to Western sanctions, the Russian president said that the ruble, the banking system, the transport sector and the Russian economy as a whole have withstood the sanctions imposed on Moscow and promised a response to Russia’s efforts to isolate it.
Russia’s Economy Ministry expects gross domestic product (GDP) to shrink by 8.8% in 2022 according to the baseline scenario or by 12.4% according to a more conservative scenario, according to a document seen by Reuters. which shows that the pressures exerted by sanctions have an impact.
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