UKRAINE: THE SITUATION 590 - OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Russian military recently moved several ships of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) from the port of occupied Sevastopol in Crimea to the port of Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region, presumably to protect them from the ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russian facilities in occupied Crimea.

On October 1 and 3, satellite images showed that the Russian forces moved at least 10 ships from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk (image above). The satellite images are said to show that the Russian forces recently moved the frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, three diesel submarines, five landing ships, and several small missile ships. Satellite images from October 2 show four Russian landing ships and a Kilo-class submarine remaining in Sevastopol. Satellite images from October 2 show a Project 22160 patrol ship reportedly in the port of Feodosia in the east of Crimea for the first time.

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