{"id":16475,"date":"2024-04-02T20:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/is-the-russian-fleet-abandoning-crimea-ukraine-claims-to-have-reduced-black-sea-cruise-missile-threat-to-one-loser-ship\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T20:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:41:25","slug":"is-the-russian-fleet-abandoning-crimea-ukraine-claims-to-have-reduced-black-sea-cruise-missile-threat-to-one-loser-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/is-the-russian-fleet-abandoning-crimea-ukraine-claims-to-have-reduced-black-sea-cruise-missile-threat-to-one-loser-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Russian fleet abandoning Crimea? Ukraine claims to have reduced Black Sea cruise missile threat to one ‘loser’ ship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russia’s Black Sea fleet has almost abandoned Crimea, leaving just one “loser” warship capable of firing cruise missiles,\u00a0Ukraine says.<\/p>\n

Kyiv’s forces claim to have sunk a third of Russia’s warships in just over two years of war, in a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability.<\/p>\n

Ukraine does not have a traditional navy – its ships were largely captured during the annexation of Crimea – but its fleet of drone boats has been wreaking havoc<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told local media that all Russian warships capable of firing cruise missiles have been relocated – “except for one loser who has not fired a single missile yet”.<\/p>\n

“There is, of course, some stock of ships remaining, but the most valuable assets are all removed,” he added.<\/p>\n

“Our ultimate goal is complete absence of military ships of the so-called Russian Federation in the Azov and Black Sea regions,” he said previously.<\/p>\n

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Successful Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have provided a major morale boost for Kyiv at a time when its undermanned and outgunned forces<\/a><\/strong> are facing Russian attacks along more than 600 miles of frontline and in places are being pushed back<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last month, Ukraine said it hit two large landing ships at the Crimean port of Sevastopol<\/a><\/strong> in what Grant Shapps, the UK defence secretary, called a “historic moment”.<\/p>\n

He added: “In plain English, it means that Putin can no longer exercise safely in the Black Sea, even though the Russian fleet has operated there since 1873.”<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a former US commander argues that Ukraine is taking control of the Black Sea and that the siege of Crimea has begun.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Silicon Curtain YouTube channel, retired lieutenant general Ben Hodges spoke about the departure of the Russian fleet from around Crimea.<\/p>\n

He said: “Why aren’t they fighting like crazy in the Black Sea to regain control over the water that they’ve lost? Because they can’t.”<\/p>\n

He also argued that Ukraine likely has a plan to destroy the Kerch bridge<\/strong><\/a> – which links Russia and Crimea – when the time is right.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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