In the early days of the invasion, mines were the most powerful weapon, Bayraktar drones also helped a lot.
In the first days of the war, anti-ship mines and Bayraktar drones were actively used to protect the sea coast of Ukraine. The commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Aleksey Neizhpapa said about this in an interview, which on Monday, August 22, was published by the press service of the Navy.
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“Thinking, we are all ready, preparing for this. Naval Forces ships were removed from their bases, ship-tactical groups served at sea. Artillery groups were formed on the coast, cooperating in technical reconnaissance equipment to recognize surface targets of the enemy,” said Neizhpapa.
According to him, mines at the time were the most powerful weapon the Navy had – “and it was used.”
It was necessary to carry out mining of airborne-accessible areas in order not to allow the enemy to land on a tactical attack.
At the same time, Neizhpapa said that the struggle for the landing of troops is the business of the Ground Forces, and the business of the Naval Forces is to prevent the enemy from reaching the coast.
“The task was to disperse the ships and carry out radar patrols. At night, everything went to sea according to schedule, despite the high risk of flooding, the ships went to sea – and now they going out to go forward and see where the enemy is,” said the Navy commander.
According to him, the Bayraktar drone also helped the Ukrainian Navy a lot in the first days of the war. The Bayraktarov squadron plays an important role, working in particular in the Kherson region and over the Black Sea.
According to the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, “everything that can fly was used to the fullest.”
Neizhpapa also noted that after 2014 the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation became the most powerful fleet in Russia.
The Russians equipped it with frigates, missile boats, 6 submarines armed with Caliber missiles – it forms a strike force. Also, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has a tactical grouping with older missiles, reinforced by ships from other fleets.
According to Neizhpapa, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation is a strong opponent, who believes that Ukraine does not have a navy, but even “military anger” helped the Ukrainians, so even the cruise missiles and planes were shot from boats.
Neizhpapa also named two significances of the sinking of the cruiser Moscow.
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Source: korrespondent
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