British Intelligence Assesses Consequences Of Strike On Russian Ships In Caspian Sea

• 15.11.2024, 15:45

This will highly likely cause concern to the Kremlin.

On 6 November 2024 Ukraine targeted the Caspian port of Kaspiysk in Russia with an Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The port highly likely hosted multiple Russian Navy vessels at the time, with at least two Gepard-Class frigates sustaining damage.

The UK Ministry of Defence reported this on X (Twitter).

“The extent of this damage is currently unknown however any damage to

the vessels will highly likely be quickly repaired,” stated in the message.

According to the report, the Russian Caspian Flotilla was likely used to launch mass attacks against Ukraine in 2022 and has continued to be used to launch infrequent attacks through 2023-2024.

“Whilst the current operational tempo in the Black Sea remains low, the attack demonstrates that Ukraine retains the ability to strike Russian targets in areas previously viewed as safe for operations. Prior to the strike, the Ukrainian UAV highly likely traversed a large area of Russian territory without being intercepted. This will highly likely cause concern to Russian political and military leaders,” stated the UK MoD.