09 April 2021
by Bruce Jones
Russian threat capabilities against Ukraine were added to on 7 April when Moscow’s Ministry of Defence announced that more than 10 amphibious landing and artillery ships are to be transferred from the Caspian Flotilla to the Black Sea Fleet headquartered at Sevastopol in the Crimea.
The crews will first undertake training at the Caspian Flotilla naval base in Makhachkala, in Dagestan, before sailing to the Black Sea, where they will join similar Black Sea Fleet vessels. Initial training activities include coastal assault and navigation in shallow and confined waterways and sea areas.
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Russian threat capabilities against Ukraine were added to on 7 April when Moscow’s Ministry of Defen...