Russia had to very quickly move its naval base to Novorossiysk, while the missiles and loading systems themselves remained in Crimea. This is precisely why the pause in the use of Calibers is connected.
The speaker of the Ukrainian Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk spoke about this in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
Pause in the use of Calibers by the invaders: reasons
— If they managed to equip submarines with missiles for reloading in Novorossiysk, then questions remain as to whether they were able to start loading missiles into surface ships there, — he notes.
According to him, the equipment itself is not complicated, but for quite a long time the occupiers could not solve the problem with charging rocket launchers with Calibers.
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In his opinion, most likely, the Russians finally decided something with the submarines in Novorossiysk, as evidenced by the last three attacks.
— That is, they were definitely reloading, but at the same time they did not enter Crimea, — adds Pletenchuk.
At the same time, he recalled that there are now three launch vehicles in the Sea of Azov, but the nuance is that the “efficiency of these missiles is no longer as high as it was at the beginning of a full-scale invasion ”, so the occupiers mainly use Calibers during combined attacks — to overload the air defense.
— Then, they believe, they may have some chances. But as an independent type of weapon, Calibers are no longer actually used, — summed up the speaker of the Navy.
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