Ever since Turkey banned Russian ships from crossing the Bosphorus, Putin’s fleets have had to explore alternative routes to continue the invasion of Ukraine. One of these roads is exactly “our Mediterranean Sea, where Russian ships dare, despite the presence of US or NATO ships. A satellite image taken yesterday, Thursday April 7th, and posted to Twitter gives an idea of the tension that exists even in our country’s waters.
Shared snapshot from HI Sutton Covert Shores’ profile shows the Truman, a US aircraft carrier, being chased by a Kusakov destroyer. A challenge taking place not far from the shores of Calabria was also underscored by a message from the Kremlin in the post accompanying the image: “The reinforcement of Russian Navy forces in the Mediterranean can be seen as external defense for the invasion of Ukraine. Russia had planned to send him to the Black Sea, but Turkey blocked access.
The aircraft carrier Truman is the flagship of the Western Mediterranean operation, carrying F18 Hornet fighterbombers that could launch in minutes and intervene in the conflict zones. The Kusarov, on the other hand, is a Sovietera ship flanked by the cruiser Varyag and armed with Kalibr cruise missiles. Currently, Russia has two cruisers, two fighters, two frigates, a corvette and a submarine based in the Mediterranean. nuclear powered.