Ukraine’s “unrestricted drone warfare” will cause Russia’s grain blockade to backfire, Russia is losing the naval battle against Ukraine

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The Russian navy has a long and sad history. As a land power, the Navy was always a distant dream, Japan showed the empire the ropes. During the Soviet era, the fleet experienced a revival. The last mission of the submarine “Kursk” will get its own article soon.

Russia’s attempts of intimidation are failing. Ukraine won’t let Russia get away with its evil plan of “hunger genocide”

Over 100.000 tons of grain are destroyed, and Russia has attacked the port infrastructure of Ukraine. Any ship of Russia that is in Ukraine’s reach is a valid military target. Ukraine has heavily damaged the russian Ropucha class landing ship Olenegorski Gornjak.

Apart from the warship, a Russian oil tanker, which was reported at anchor 30km south of the Kerch bridge, was hit by a drone. Seismic stations in Romania and Bulgaria report multiple 'explosions' occurring at the 18km long Kerch Bridge.

This tanker was very important for Russia. Lies have short legs. Bad actions have bad consequences

One of these consequences is our sanctions. These sanctions can only have their full effect over time. Many analysts have been waiting for something like this to happen. You may ask: Why is this going to hurt Russia’s budget? It is “just” one ship. Well, the devil is in the details.

The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis. Karl Donitz

This Russian tanker was a prolific sanctions violator. It was a major lifeline for Russia’s war efforts in Syria

The US Department of the Treasury’s office of Foreign Assets and control (OFAC) has sanctioned this…