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French admirals believe that the Russian fleet is on the verge of reducing combat readiness.
Vice Admiral Gilles Boidewezi, commander of the Mediterranean zone of the French Navy, explained to the publication Mer et Marine that after the start of the SVO in the Mediterranean, "there was a strong tension":
According to him, there are only about ten Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea today, half as many as a year ago. The rest of the pennants based in Tartus went to the Northern Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. A significant part of the aviation also left Syria.
- the vice admiral thinks.
As he notes, the additional burden on the Russian fleet is caused by the impossibility of the passage of warships to bases in the Black Sea, since they cannot cross the Turkish Straits, only a few civilian vessels move through them. In this regard, the ships are forced to make long-distance transitions to other naval bases.
Currently, the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is mainly engaged in tracking the movements of Allied troops, for example, the American AUG, firmly registered in this location, or the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. At the same time, the maneuvers of the Russian fleet at night are recorded.
A similar situation is observed in the Atlantic, according to Vice Admiral Olivier Loeb, commander of the Atlantic Zone of the French Navy:
According to him, the Russian Navy is being held down by the collective forces of NATO, which have increased their presence in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic and the Baltic:
