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Ukraine takes out Black Sea Fleet landing craft Novocherkassk

Remains of Novocherkassk after missile strike

Ukraine appears to have effectively destroyed another Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel, the large amphibious assault landing ship Novocherkassk.

This latest destruction of Putin's navy demonstrates that those who believe there's a stalemate in the Ukraine war are wrong!

They haven't noticed that over the past 4 months 20% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed.

Russia's dominance in the Black Sea is now… https://t.co/F6zRmA9Kwx

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 26, 2023

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https://www.marinelog.com/news/ukraine-takes-out-black-sea-fleet-landing-craft-novocherkassk/

Ukrainian Forces Plant Flag in Crimea Following Raid

Satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. NASA Image

Ukrainian forces landed on Crimean shores Thursday, according to local press reports.

The forces, assisted by the Ukrainian Navy, planted a flag in Crimea before engaging in combat, the Kyiv Independent reported. Ukrainian forces landed near the village of Maiak, on the Crimean coast.

Ukrainian Defense Intelligence told CNN that Ukrainian and Russian forces clashed, resulting in casualties for the Russians.

CNN also reported that the attack...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/24/ukrainian-forces-plant-flag-in-crimea-following-raid

Losing Crimea Would Escalate Russian-Ukraine Conflict, Former Defense Secretary Says

A Ukrainian artilleryman trains on an M109 self-propelled howitzer at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 11, 2022. Soldiers from the U.S. and Norway trained Armed Forces of Ukraine artillerymen on the howitzers as part of security assistance packages from their respective countries. U.S. Army Photo

Losing Crimea, which holds an important naval base in Sevastopol, to Ukraine would cross a “real red line” for Russia and likely risk an escalation of the ongoing war, a former U.S. defense...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/02/losing-crimea-would-escalate-russian-ukraine-conflict-former-defense-secretary-says

Senator Questions If Allies Would Aid Taiwan in Potential Chinese Invasion

Taiwanese Marines on Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Photo

A senior Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence questioned several allies’ willingness to come to Taiwan’s aid if China invaded the island.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Monday at the American Enterprise Institute that debating if the United States should drop its strategic ambiguity stance if the island democracy was attacked is a “moot point.” While Chinese President Xi Jinping expects the U.S....

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/23/senator-questions-if-allies-would-aid-taiwan-in-potential-chinese-invasion

Top Stories 2022: War in Ukraine

Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles. Ukraine MoD Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

It has been 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war is on track to extend into the new year.

Peace talks between the two countries are unlikely to happen in the near future, due to unwavering demands on both sides, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Russia wants four regions of Ukraine it says it annexed in September, while Kyiv wants Russian...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/28/top-stories-2022-war-in-ukraine

Russian Cyber Efforts in Ukraine See Muted Effects, Says Panel

USNI News Graphic

The Kremlin’s disinformation campaign and massive escalation of cyber attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure have failed to break the Ukrainians’ will to fight, the author of a recent book on Russian information warfare said Thursday.
Speaking at the United States Naval Institute event, Bilyana Lilly, geopolitical risk lead at Krebs Stamos Group, said Moscow increased its reconnaissance of potential Ukrainian targets for cyber attack a year before the Feb. 24 invasion. In the time...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/29/russian-cyber-efforts-in-ukraine-see-muted-effects-says-panel

CNO Gilday: Sweden, Finland’s NATO Membership Poised to Change Allied Arctic Strategy

CNO Adm. Mike Gilday arrives at the BALTOPS22 closing reception aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) in Kiel, Germany, June 17, 2022. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD — Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance would fundamentally alter naval strategy and operations in the Baltic Sea and Arctic Basin, the heads of the French and American navies said today.

Because the two Nordic nations – which have officially applied for NATO membership – already...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/24/cno-gilday-sweden-finlands-nato-membership-poised-to-change-allied-arctic-strategy

Overview of U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine

The following is the June 6, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine.

From the report

The United States has been a leading provider of security assistance to Ukraine, both before and after Russia renewed its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. From 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, through June 1, 2022, the United States has provided more than $7.3 billion in security assistance “to help Ukraine preserve its territorial integrity,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/07/overview-of-u-s-security-assistance-to-ukraine

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