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Military Use Of Inland Waterways In The Black Sea Region

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  • Tulun, Teoman Ertuğrul

    (Center For Eurasian Studies (AVİM))

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At a time when the tension between Ukraine and Russia has increased and news reports about Russian military build-up along the Ukrainian border is making headlines, a recently published statement (8 April) by the Russian Defence Ministry Southern Military District on 8 April 2021 has attracted attention. According to the statement, Russia has moved 10 navy vessels from its Caspian Flotilla to the Black Sea Fleet that is responsible for the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the mass military drills. It is understood from the statement that navy vessels are comprised of landing crafts and artillery boats (schmel class gunboats) that departed from their Caspian base in the city of Makhachkala [Mahaçkale in Dağıstan]. It is mentioned in the statement that before leaving the base, the crews of the navy vessels completed the full cycle of basic training and courses regarding the tasks at sea. In preparation for the passage to the Black Sea, the boat commanders, watch officers and crew, for navigational safety, also completed trainings on the passage of narrow sections of the canals and flowing zones. It is stated that drills will focus on testing the "readiness to repel sea and airborne assault forces."

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  • Tulun, Teoman Ertuğrul, 2021. "Military Use Of Inland Waterways In The Black Sea Region," OSF Preprints qcymw, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:qcymw
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/qcymw
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