Resignation of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Sokolov: the Navy explained whether this will affect the enemy fleet

Viktor Sokolov was dismissed/Collage 24 Channel

The head of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, was recently dismissed. However, this is unlikely to change the situation in any way.

Speaker of the Naval Forces Dmitry Pletenchuk spoke about this during the telethon. Note that Sokolov lost his position after the liquidation of the large landing ship “Caesar Kunikov” on February 14.

Tasks of the Black Sea Fleet

Dmitry Pletenchuk noted that Russia now has 4 fleets in different seas, as well as the Caspian flotilla. It is impossible to compare them with each other, because they have different operational areas, and as a result, different tasks.

What matters here is what functionality they perform . Accordingly, in the Black Sea they perform the functions of defending bases, water areas, and that same Crimean Bridge. And there it is necessary to intercept planes, there is a powerful component in the air. It’s difficult to compare them,” noted a representative of the Navy. And the Russians don’t have much of a choice.

Destruction of “Caesar Kunikov”

• Ukrainian troops on February 14 carried out a successful operation to destroy the enemy large landing ship “Caesar Kunikov”. At the time of the defeat, the ship was near Alupka. According to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, the crew consists of 90 people. They are looking for them
• Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region Andrey Yusov said that most of the Russian invaders who were on board at the time of the attack died. “Caesar Kunikov” himself confidently went under water. It is likely that it will hardly be possible to restore a large landing ship.
• A representative of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Dmitry Pletenchuk, noted that Russia is trying to hide its losses, so it is not known exactly how many Russians died during the destruction of the ship. However, this was probably a fairly large part of the crew.