Devastating and well-coordinated strikes by the Defense Forces of Ukraine against the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Sevastopol caused serious damage to its combat capability, according to the intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain.
This does not mean that Russian ships have lost the ability to strike with cruise missiles and patrol local areas, but most likely, as the intelligence notes, they will not be able to continue broader regional patrols, and the actual blockade of Ukrainian ports will be reduced.
– Also, the ability to protect your assets in ports and perform routine maintenance is likely to deteriorate. A dynamic, deep-sea battle is underway in the Black Sea. This will force Russia to take a reactive position, while demonstrating that the Ukrainian military can undermine the Kremlin’s symbolic and strategic projection of power from its warm port in occupied Sevastopol, – British intelligence concluded.
The day before, the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that on September 22, during a successful attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol , 34 Russian officers were eliminated, including fleet commander Viktor Sokolov.
