Intentions of Russian Amphibious Warships in Black Sea Still Unclear

Ivan Gren-class amphibious warship RTS Pyotr Morgunov (117) entering the Black Sea on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

About a dozen Russian warships remain in the Black Sea, raising concerns that Moscow is still considering an amphibious assault on the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

It is unclear what Russia is planning for the ships, which include amphibious and surface combatants vessels, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters Monday. The Pentagon noted the...

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U.S. Officials: Russian Forces Keeping Forces Ashore For Now, Odesa Amphibious Assault Still Possible

Ivan Gren-class amphibious warship RTS Pyotr Morgunov (117) entering the Black Sea on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

Russian forces may be approaching Odesa from land instead of sea, a defense official told reporters Friday.

Forces came up through Crimea and to the Ukrainian port city Kherson and are now moving toward the port city of Mykolaiv, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a briefing Friday afternoon.

Mykolaiv is not far from Odesa, Kirby said, which...

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Ukraine Seizes $51 Million Worth Cocaine In Cargo Ship

  • Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) seized a shipment of South American narcotics worth some $51 million.
  • It found more than quarter of a ton of cocaine hidden in banana containers aboard a South American cargo ship, docked in the Black Sea port of Odesa.
  • The total weight of the drug is 257 kilograms.
  • Its estimated cost on the black market is more than $51 million.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it has seized a shipment of South American narcotics worth some $51 million, reports Radio...

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