Snake Island in 2021
The loss of the cruiser "Moscow" caused serious changes in the tactics of warfare in the Black Sea Fleet. The command, having lost a valuable asset, managed to rebuild its work and gain a significant advantage in the theater.
- it is noted in the British edition of the UK Defense Journal.
According to him, after the loss of the cruiser "Moscow", the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to strike both ships near the island and the garrison located on it, including using ground-based missile batteries, bombers, attack aircraft and Bayraktar TB2 UAVs. This posed a serious threat to Russian supply convoys, information about the movement of which was carefully monitored by NATO forces and transmitted to the Armed Forces.
- the author writes.
As he notes, Zmeiny is gradually turning into an outpost of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the "underbelly" of Ukraine and the Balkans. First of all, merchant ships began to arrive here, testing the supply route before subsequent flights of landing ships. On board were the Tor air defense system, the Pantsir-S air defense system, search radars and a command post, which eventually created an island air defense.
- the author points out, explaining that the Russian Navy warships located south of the Snake are just waiting for the command to strike at targets detected by the island air defense. Ukraine is trying to fight this, including on the basis of weapons supplied by the West.
Image source: topwar.ru
As the British observer expects, in the near future, both artillery and MLRS will be deployed here, including for counter-battery warfare, as well as S-300 or S-400 complexes for the destruction of AFU aircraft operating in the south of Ukraine.
- the author believes.
According to him, in the West, everyone laughed when they saw the Torah on the deck of merchant ships, then they laughed at the barge with a crane.
- the conclusion is made in the British press.
