Category: Security policy

The battle for the harbours

The battle for the harbours

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 2

Those who destroy access to the seas are strangling Ukraine. Ukraine's harbours have been closed since the beginning of the war, and now several important grain export plants and steelworks have also been badly hit by shelling. These include a plant belonging to agricultural giant Bunge in Mykolaiv on the Black Sea and the large Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Russian attacks on some of Ukraine's most important export centres are destroying the infrastructure. It will take a long time before supply chains can be rebuilt. Ukraine generates around 40 % of its gross domestic product through exports. Wheat and maize account for around USD 8 billion of this and iron ore for USD 3.4 billion....

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Russian infantry replacements from Vladivostok

Russian infantry replacements from Vladivostok

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , , | 3

Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, marineforum documents current maritime events in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. As always these days - hardly any news that can be independently verified. 28 March 2022 +++ Russian infantry replacement from Vladivostok +++ The Japanese Ministry of Defence reported on 21 March 2022 that four Russian landing ships had moved through the northern Japanese straits on a westerly course a week ago. The Japanese destroyer "Shiranui" (Asahi-class) and maritime patrol vessel P-3C (Poseidon) reported the units "Nikolay Vilkov" (Alligator-class, 4,800 tonnes), "Oslyabya", "Admiral Nevelskov" and "Peresvet" (Ropucha-class, 4,500 tonnes) - i.e. the total stock of larger amphibious forces of the Russian Navy.

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Stoltenberg visits COLD RESPONSE

Stoltenberg visits COLD RESPONSE

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

NATO chief emphasises importance of Arctic security in the face of renewed Russian aggression NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term of office has just been extended, has spoken out on the strategic importance of the Northern Flank amid NATO's biennial Cold Response exercise in Norway. Speaking in Evenes, Norway, he said that NATO must maintain a robust presence in the Arctic to avoid becoming vulnerable if Russia uses old Soviet territories to test new weapons systems in the far north. This year's record attendance of around 30,000 participants from 27 countries also includes some 3,000 US Marines and Navy personnel....

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Obangame Express 2022 ended

Obangame Express 2022 ended

Gepostet von | 27 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Multinational approach to security in African waters The region is plagued by piracy, unreported and unregulated fishing and few opportunities for local residents to defend themselves against it. Led by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), the exercise was conducted for the 11th time. U.S. AFRICOM is based in the Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart. Its mission is to co-operate with African militaries, conduct joint military operations and maintain relations between the United States and 53 African countries. This does not include Egypt, which is in a different command area. Obangame Express is the largest multinational naval exercise in West Africa, it...

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Ukraine: Russian landing ship set on fire

Ukraine: Russian landing ship set on fire

Gepostet von | 25 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Ukrainian fighters have succeeded in striking a blow against the Russian navy. Film footage and short reports of a large Black Sea Fleet landing ship on fire are being spread on Twitter. According to Western experts, it is the "Orsk", an Alligator-class landing ship. It is said to have been hit by missiles. The shelling occurred in the port of Berdyansk, approx. 70 kilometres south-west of Mariupol - i.e. in the zone along the Sea of Azov that has been threatened by Russian forces since at least the outbreak of the war and was later controlled. The "Orsk" (BDK-69) is one of a maximum of seven available landing units of the Black Sea Fleet, three Alligator-class and four Ropucha-class. Two Ropucha were...

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