Russian Navy in ‘complete paralysis’ as Putin’s men reeling from repeated defeats
The Russian Navy is in 'complete paralysis' after Vladimir Putin changed his commander in chief for Russia's sea forces.
Admiral Alexander Moiseev has replaced Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov as commander-in-chief of Russia'a Navy.
Now, Russian military bloggers have claimed that changes come "amid a complete paralysis of fleet leadership about new threats"
The bloggers' views were cited in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The think tank added that the military bloggers were "likely referring to recent Ukrainian strikes against Black Sea Fleet (BSF) assets in and near occupied Crimea."
Russia's Black Sea Fleet has suffered a number of setbacks in the war since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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The ISW added that "Russian sources recently claimed that the Russian military officially removed BSF commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov and replaced him with BSF chief of staff Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk."
This comes as Russian warships arrive in Iran for military exercises.
Moscow has become dependent on Tehran. They have sent drones to Putin's forces in Ukraine.
China is also reportedly set to take part in the exercises.
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Last month, it was reported the three countries were holding the exercises to "ensure regional security".
Dmytro Pletenchuk, the Ukraine Navy spokesman, has recently claimed that Russian ships in the Black Sea are now being forced to "hide" from Ukrainian strikes.
He said: "These vessels were forced to move along the Turkish border, in effect hiding out in Turkish territorial waters. Thus not taking the shortest route, which they would normally take, but instead fleeing to their hiding spots."