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Russia’s Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade

Amid Baltic Sea NATO expansion and growing east-west mistrust, Russia has decided not to sail a nuclear-powered submarine from the Kola Peninsula to the annual high-profile naval parade taking place in St. Petersburg on July 30.

Barents Observer, By Thomas Nilsen, July 14, 2023

State-controlled TASS news agency quotes unnamed military officials confirming the non-appearance of Russia’s most potent naval assets.

“Nuclear submarines of the Northern Fleet will not take part in the Main Naval Parade 2023, unlike previous parades,” the new agency’s source said.

This is the first time since the current Navy Day format was established in 2017 that no nuclear subs from the Northern Fleet sail south to participate. ………………………………………………….

With Finland joining NATO in April and Sweden given the green light just ahead of this week’s NATO Summit in Vilnius, Russia is surrounded by NATO members in the Baltic Sea. Previous Northern Fleet subs at Naval Parade in St. Petersburg:

  • 2022: Akula Vepr, Yasen Severodvinsk and Borei Knyaz Vladimir
  • 2021: Oscar-II Orel and Akula Vepr
  • 2020: Oscar-II Orel
  • 2019: Oscar-II Smolensk
  • 2018: Oscar-II Orel
  • 2017: Typhoon Dmitry Donskoi

 https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2023/07/northern-fleet-will-not-send-nuclear-sub-main-navy-parade—

July 17, 2023 Posted by | Russia, weapons and war | Leave a comment

20% of Ukrainian weapons destroyed in just two weeks – New York Times

Rt.com 15 Jul 23

Kiev’s Western-supplied tanks and armored vehicles “all burned,” one soldier told the newspaper

The Ukrainian military lost 20% of the equipment it sent to the battlefield during the first two weeks of its counteroffensive, the New York Times reported on Saturday. This high attrition rate was reportedly a key factor in Kiev’s decision to pause the operation.

Beginning in early June, Ukrainian forces launched a series of attacks all along the front line from Kherson to Donetsk. Advancing through minefields and without air support, the Ukrainian military lost 26,000 men and more than 3,000 pieces of military hardware, according to the latest figures from the Russian Ministry of Defense. 

Ukrainian losses were at their highest during the initial two weeks of the offensive, the New York Times claimed, citing unnamed American and European officials. These officials said that up to 20% of Ukraine’s tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed in this period, including many Western-provided vehicles.

For some units, Western equipment was lost at an even higher rate, the Times continued, citing figures from a pro-Ukrainian organization. Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade – a NATO-trained unit – apparently lost 30% of its 99 Bradley Infantry Fighting vehicles in two weeks, while the 33rd Mechanized Brigade lost nearly a third of its 32 German-made Leopard tanks in a single week………………………………………………….

With little territorial gain to show for Kiev’s losses, Western officials have expressed disappointment at the pace of the offensive, according to a steady trickle of media reports since mid-June. Zelensky and some of his top officials still insist that the decisive phase of their counteroffensive has yet to begin.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Western backers are running low on ammunition, particularly 155mm artillery shells. US President Joe Biden admitted this week that “we’re low” on these shells, explaining that the shortage compelled him to send controversial cluster munitions in their stead. The US has also stalled on approving the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, something that Kiev insists will help restart the faltering counteroffensive.  https://www.rt.com/russia/579761-ukraine-counteroffensive-vehicles-lost/

July 17, 2023 Posted by | Ukraine, weapons and war | Leave a comment

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