The Black Sea Fleet has already largely been forced to quit bases in occupied Crimea because of Ukrainian attacks and now vessels have left a port in Russia.
A large part of Russia's mauled Black Sea Fleet was seen leaving the port of Novorossiysk this week, with satellite images suggesting the berths of the southern Russian port had been largely emptied despite the ever-present threat posed by Ukrainian maritime drones and missiles.The intentions of the vessels departing Novorossiysk—further from Ukrainian-controlled territory and considered safer than the Crimean ports repeatedly bombarded by Kyiv's forces—remain unclear.
Fellow OSINT analyst H I Sutton concurred, writing on X that Russia had moved 'warships from berths in the naval base to positions in the bay.'An eight-vessel convoy of unknown makeup was also captured on satellite imagery heading in the direction of Crimea on Thursday.The Ukrainian navy posted a situation update to social media on Friday morning, noting there was only one Russian ship in the Black Sea, 10 vessels in the Sea of Azov, and one in the Mediterranean Sea.
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