Putin's Great Black Sea Fleet Is 'Total Waste'

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Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet has been a "total waste" as his forces struggle on land and in the water amid the war in Ukraine, according to a retired U.S. general.

Now, the Russian fleet is "terrified to go anywhere near the Ukrainian coastline" and has been hiding behind Crimea, Hodges said.

"The Great Black Sea Fleet, other than their submarines, I think, is a total waste. It hasn't been in the fight," he added. "And as Ukrainian forces get closer and closer to Crimea, soon they're going to be able to start launching HIMARS [High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems] rockets and other rockets into Sevastopol, making it untenable for the Russian Black Sea Fleet."

Crimea is a peninsula that has been Russian-occupied since 2014, but Ukraine and the U.S. continue to assert that it is part of Ukraine. Sevastopol is Crimea's largest city and a major Black Sea port.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed last month that his forces would regain control of Crimea as it also works to free other areas of Ukraine from Russian occupation.


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Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet has been a "total waste" as his forces struggle on land and in the water amid the war in Ukraine, according to a retired U.S. general.

Now, the Russian fleet is "terrified to go anywhere near the Ukrainian coastline" and has been hiding behind Crimea, Hodges said.

"The Great Black Sea Fleet, other than their submarines, I think, is a total waste. It hasn't been in the fight," he added. "And as Ukrainian forces get closer and closer to Crimea, soon they're going to be able to start launching HIMARS [High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems] rockets and other rockets into Sevastopol, making it untenable for the Russian Black Sea Fleet."

Crimea is a peninsula that has been Russian-occupied since 2014, but Ukraine and the U.S. continue to assert that it is part of Ukraine. Sevastopol is Crimea's largest city and a major Black Sea port.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed last month that his forces would regain control of Crimea as it also works to free other areas of Ukraine from Russian occupation.


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That would be so sweet if Ukraine took back Crimea. That would signify at least a major loss on Putin's part if not a total defeat.
 
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