The Ukrainian army has announced that Russia has doubled the number of its ships operating in the Black Sea, expecting this to be a preparation for new missile strikes that could target the country. The number of Russian ships in the Black Sea has doubled compared to the previous one on Friday,” confirming that eight ships are currently in the waters.
It considered this a sign of Russia’s readiness to carry out missile and drone strikes, pointing out that one of the ships is a frigate armed with eight Kalibr missiles.
A week ago, Ukraine announced that Russia had launched four Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea, but two of them were shot down.
The Russian Navy frequently launches missiles from its Black Sea fleet in Crimea to hit specific targets within Ukraine.
