Russian ships have not been at sea for six months: the Navy has named the reason

Ukraine continues to improve its Neptune missiles, gradually expanding their combat capabilities and range. Now the Ukrainian military can hit targets at a much greater distance, including on Russian territory. At the same time, Russian ships have not left their bases for almost half a year due to the threat of being hit.

This was stated on the air of the Apostrophe TV channel by the spokesman for the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk.

According to him, the modernization of the Neptune does not mean abandoning the initial tasks of the complex. In particular, it continues to be a means of protecting Ukrainian aviation and countering enemy ships. At the same time, its capabilities are gradually expanding, and the list of means of destruction is increasing.

Pletenchuk noted that the modern “Neptune” is significantly different from the complex that Ukraine had at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. The missile is constantly being improved, changing individual components and improving its characteristics.

One of the main changes was the ability to use Ukrainian missiles to strike targets at increasingly greater distances. Initially, these included targets in Crimea and on the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov. Over time, the geography of strikes expanded to include the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation and the eastern coast of the Black Sea.

The Navy spokesman also drew attention to the superiority of Ukrainian developments over foreign weapons. Ukraine is armed with anti-ship complexes of foreign production, which have proven their effectiveness. However, the use of its own weapons allows it to independently determine the goals and directions of their application without the need to obtain additional permits from partners.

According to Pletenchuk, the Neptune has gone from experimental operation at the beginning of the Great War to a full-fledged combat vehicle regularly used by the Defense Forces. This was facilitated by the work of Ukrainian engineers, accumulated combat experience, and adherence to a secrecy regime.

In addition, the Navy spokesman spoke about Ukraine’s military cooperation with Western partners. Ukrainian military personnel participate in joint exercises, during which they not only master foreign weapons systems, but also share their own experience in using drones and coordinating combat operations.

This year’s exercises took place in three locations: one land and two sea directions. The Baltic countries, the United Kingdom, and other European states joined them.

Pletenchuk emphasized that Ukraine is transferring to partners the experience in the field of situational awareness and coordination of combat operations that the military gained during a full-scale war.

It was previously reported that the Ukrainian Navy launched a strike with a Neptune missile system on the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region of Russia. The attack destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers.

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