Tag: fleet

A new commander is taking over Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after the last one let its warships get torn apart by exploding drones

Russia officially replaced the commander of its Black Sea Fleet on Tuesday. Vice Adm. Sergei Pinchuk is stepping into the role with a challenging task ahead of him. Western intelligence said the former commander was removed following successful Ukrainian attacks. Russia has officially replaced the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, awarding Vice Adm. Sergei […]

Russian Black Sea fleet ship damaged in drone attack, Kyiv says

A Russian patrol ship has been damaged after being attacked by sea drones in the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian intelligence. The Sergei Kotov, which was launched in 2021, was allegedly hit in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s military intelligence service said the Black Sea fleet ship suffered damage to the stern as […]

Russia has likely grounded its early warning aircraft fleet from flying Ukraine operations because of unsustainable losses, says UK intel

A Russian Beriev A-50.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File Russia’s early warning aircraft fleet is likely grounded, the UK MoD said. Russia only has a handful of the hi-tech planes that detect incoming missiles and identify ground targets. Ukraine has been having great success in shooting down Russian aircraft in recent weeks. Russia has likely grounded […]

Russia likely grounds its A-50 aircraft fleet

Russia has likely stopped flying its A-50 early warning and control planes in support of operations in Ukraine after the downing of the second aircraft, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its March 2 report. The Russian Air Force has recently lost two of its A-50 planes, one in January and another on Feb. 23, […]