Russia would no longer have a submarine founded in the Mediterranean Sea, after the sending of Novalossiysk was observed to retire to the Atlantic Ocean.
NATO said the Portuguese army had observed the ship, which founded in the Naval Base of Russia in Syria, from waters near Portugal. Naval News reported that this resolution reported that there was now “no Russian submarines in the Mediterranean. “
Newsweek has communicated with Russia’s Ministry of Defense to obtain an observation email.
Russia, who continues his invasion of Ukraine, has no longer known submarines in the Mediterranean, a strategically navigable path.
The port city of Tartus de Syria gave Russia a naval base in the Mediterranean for more than five decades, however, the fall of Bashar al-Assad to the rebels led the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, disappointed the long race of Your infantry. The region.
Moscow has been holding on to its army assets in Syria even since Assad’s overthrow, Russian assets are gone, weakening Russia’s presence in the region.
Open Source Intelligence X Account Osint Technical between the points of sale on Sunday that the Kilo of Russian Class of Russian Novorossiysk (B-61) left the Mediterranean, after separating from Syria.
“The withdrawal leaves Russia without permanent underwater in the Mediterranean,” he said, along with a shipping symbol through the view of the NRP Álvares Cabral Portuguese frigate.
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NATO Maritime Command said in a statement on Sunday that the Portuguese Navy, NRP Álvares Cabral and NRP Setúbal, monitored the submarine and the Large Landing Ship (LLT) Alexander Shabalin as they passed through waters near Portugal.
“The Alliance is watching and we are vigilant!” added the NATO post.
Naval News reported that the shipment left Syria in the early hours of January 2 and, although it is imaginable that there is a nuclear submarine there, “we take into account that it is unlikely. “
Novorossiysk and the total naval work group of Russia (TG) never returned to Tartus after Naval on December 3.
NATO Maritime Command said on Sunday that Portugal’s navy had “monitored the Russian submarine Novorossiysk and the Large Landing Ship (LLT) Alexander Shabalin as the ships passed through waters near Portugal.”
X Technical Osint: “The underwater kilo of Russian Class Novorossiysk (B-61) left the Mediterranean, taking flights from Syria. The withdrawal leaves Russia Sub-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous -Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Sous-Marin in the Mediterranean.
The Russian Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk (B-61) has left the Mediterranean, retreating from Syria. The withdrawal leaves Russia with no permanent sub based in the Mediterranean.As seen through the sight of the Portuguese frigate NRP Álvares Cabral. pic.twitter.com/cfLJbdhCwr
Moscow may seek to replace it Syrian base Tartus, a key part of Moscow’s influence in the Middle East and Africa, with another base or negotiate a deal with the new Syrian government to retain the existing site but there are no signs of this yet.
Yörük işık, head of the Observer’s Istanbul-based Observer Board, told Newsweek last month that Moscow can look to other countries that give it a Mediterranean foothold, such as Algeria, Tunisia or Libya.
“The loss of this base will also or obstruct all of its operations in Africa and, to some extent, in the Caribbean,” he said, and most importantly, “will call into question its influence in the Mediterranean. “
Naval News informed that the replacement of Novalossiysk, if there is one, is in the North Sea waiting to travel south to the Mediterranean.
“This upgraded Kilo chic boat, which would be Krasnodar (B-265), but maybe Mozhaisk (B-608), observed leaving the Baltic on December 31, 2024,” the outlet said, well, whether it’s a hold. in his transit, perhaps due to maintenance disruptions with him or one of his escorts.
However, it said that the Russian Navy as being at its its weakest in the region since before Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Brendan Cole is a journalist for Newsweek in London in the United Kingdom. Its target is Russia and Ukraine, specifically the war introduced through Moscow. It also covers other geopolitical spaces, adding China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from International Business Times and, as well as English, knows Russian and French. You can tap Brendan by emailing b. cole@newsweek. com or follow him on his X @BrendanmarkCole account.