The air base near Novofedorivka on the west coast of the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, suffered multiple explosions on Aug. 9. read more The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine was now consistently achieving “kinetic effects” deep behind Russia’s lines which was having a material impact on Russia’s logistics support and “a significant psychological effect on the Russian leadership”. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “We now assess that the events of Saky airfield on August 9 put more than half of Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of use,” the official said. On Aug. 12, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence update that while a fraction of Russia’s air fleet was destroyed in the blast, the navy’s air capability was seriously degraded. read more The official said the Black Sea fleet was struggling to function much more than “a coast defence flotilla” which just occasionally conducted missile strikes, and that its attempt to threaten amphibious assault on Odessa had been stymied. The official added that overall, the war was at a “moment of near operational standstill”. “Neither side’s ground forces have sufficient concentrated ground combat power to launch effective offensive actions which would in any way materially affect the course of war,” the official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Michael Holden Editing by Tomasz Janowski Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


title: “Half Of Russia S Black Sea Fleet S Combat Jets Out Of Operation Western Official Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Frederick Johnson”


The air base near Novofedorivka on the west coast of the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, suffered multiple explosions on Aug. 9. read more The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine was now consistently achieving “kinetic effects” deep behind Russia’s lines which was having a material impact on Russia’s logistics support and “a significant psychological effect on the Russian leadership”. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “We now assess that the events of Saky airfield on August 9 put more than half of Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of use,” the official said. On Aug. 12, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence update that while a fraction of Russia’s air fleet was destroyed in the blast, the navy’s air capability was seriously degraded. read more The official said the Black Sea fleet was struggling to function much more than “a coast defence flotilla” which just occasionally conducted missile strikes, and that its attempt to threaten amphibious assault on Odessa had been stymied. The official added that overall, the war was at a “moment of near operational standstill”. “Neither side’s ground forces have sufficient concentrated ground combat power to launch effective offensive actions which would in any way materially affect the course of war,” the official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Michael Holden Editing by Tomasz Janowski Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


title: “Half Of Russia S Black Sea Fleet S Combat Jets Out Of Operation Western Official Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Ronald Snyder”


The air base near Novofedorivka on the west coast of the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, suffered multiple explosions on Aug. 9. read more The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine was now consistently achieving “kinetic effects” deep behind Russia’s lines which was having a material impact on Russia’s logistics support and “a significant psychological effect on the Russian leadership”. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “We now assess that the events of Saky airfield on August 9 put more than half of Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of use,” the official said. On Aug. 12, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence update that while a fraction of Russia’s air fleet was destroyed in the blast, the navy’s air capability was seriously degraded. read more The official said the Black Sea fleet was struggling to function much more than “a coast defence flotilla” which just occasionally conducted missile strikes, and that its attempt to threaten amphibious assault on Odessa had been stymied. The official added that overall, the war was at a “moment of near operational standstill”. “Neither side’s ground forces have sufficient concentrated ground combat power to launch effective offensive actions which would in any way materially affect the course of war,” the official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Michael Holden Editing by Tomasz Janowski Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


title: “Half Of Russia S Black Sea Fleet S Combat Jets Out Of Operation Western Official Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Leonard Cooley”


The air base near Novofedorivka on the west coast of the peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, suffered multiple explosions on Aug. 9. read more The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine was now consistently achieving “kinetic effects” deep behind Russia’s lines which was having a material impact on Russia’s logistics support and “a significant psychological effect on the Russian leadership”. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “We now assess that the events of Saky airfield on August 9 put more than half of Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of use,” the official said. On Aug. 12, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in its intelligence update that while a fraction of Russia’s air fleet was destroyed in the blast, the navy’s air capability was seriously degraded. read more The official said the Black Sea fleet was struggling to function much more than “a coast defence flotilla” which just occasionally conducted missile strikes, and that its attempt to threaten amphibious assault on Odessa had been stymied. The official added that overall, the war was at a “moment of near operational standstill”. “Neither side’s ground forces have sufficient concentrated ground combat power to launch effective offensive actions which would in any way materially affect the course of war,” the official said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Reporting by Michael Holden Editing by Tomasz Janowski Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.