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Satellite Photo Shows Russian Black Sea Fleet Upgrades

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Ukraine's strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet base at Sevastopol, on the annexed Crimean peninsula, have forced Russia to relocate further east.

Russia has upgraded its main eastern Black Sea Fleet port following Ukrainian attacks on Crimea, where Moscow had largely based its naval assets in the region, new satellite images suggest.Russia has 'highly likely' invested in building up key infrastructure, such as logistics, maintenance and support for weapons systems, at its Novorossiysk facility, the U.K. Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

A Grigorovich-class frigate reloaded its weapons system in Novorossiysk at the start of April, a task typically carried out in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, the British government said on Thursday, sharing images appearing to show the frigate in the eastern Black Sea port.Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.Since the start of the year, Ukraine has targeted a number of Russia's Black Sea Fleet vessels using both missiles and naval drones.

 

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