Russian Naval Force Of 12 Large Landing Ships In Black Sea Is Ready For Combat Tasks – Report

A Russian Navy task force made up of 12 landing ships from the Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets is ready to perform combat tasks in the Black Sea, a Crimean security source told the TASS news agency on June 3.

“For the first time ever, a Russian Navy task force of this size is active in the Black Sea. It comprises twelve large landing ships of the Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets,” the unnamed source said. “Those large landing ships are ready to perform assigned tasks as part of the special military operation”.

According to the source, the task force includes the Pyotr Morgunov, Olenegorsky Gornyak and Georgy Pobedonosets landing ships from the Northern Fleet, the Korolev, Minsk and Kaliningrad landing ships from the Baltic Fleet and the Yamal, Orsk and Nikolay Filchenkov from the Balck Sea Fleet.

All the landing ships are from the Ropucha-class, except for the Orsk and Nikolay Filchenkov which are from the Tapir-class.

It important to note here that the Orsk reportedly sunk as a result of the March 24 explosion at Berdiansk port. The current condition of the landing ship is unknown.

Each Ropucha-class landing ship can carry ten battle tanks and 340 troops, or 12 armored vehicles and 340 troops or three battle tanks, three self-propelled mortars, five armored vehicles, four army trucks and 313 troops. The larger, yet older, Tapir-class landing ship can carry between 300-425 troops and 20 battle tanks, or 40 armored vehicles.

The Russian military is currently in complete control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian coast as well as of the Snake Island off the western part of the coast.

Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, there have been several reports of a Russian Navy plan to land troops in Odessa on the western part of the country’s cost. While the Russian Navy is definitely capable of preforming such a task, Moscow may opt not to make such a move while the battles are still ongoing in the Donbass.

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