Warspite63
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- Dec 8, 2022
More on the Su-30 downing: MSN
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I'm reminded of this article from March 2023.More on the Su-30 downing: MSN
Agreed. Goes both ways, if the Hetman wants to take on Russia in the Med it must be in international (or Syrian?) waters. How about a strike against Tartus?
Russian naval facility in Tartus - Wikipedia
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Good point, the corvette is stuck by the Montreux Convention which controls access through both the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits. But Ukraine's latest warship is not located in the Black Sea, but in the Sea of Marmara. It's an important difference, since if the Hetman Ivan Mazepa was located in the Black Sea it could (under Russian protest) sail to an Ukrainian port and presumably begin combat operations.The Turks won't let it out. It's treaty-bound to stay in the Black Sea.
Good point, the corvette is stuck by the Montreux Convention which controls access through both the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits. But Ukraine's latest warship is not located in the Black Sea, but in the Sea of Marmara. It's an important difference, since if the Hetman Ivan Mazepa was located in the Black Sea it could (under Russian protest) sail to an Ukrainian port and presumably begin combat operations.
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This is a possible path the mysterious submarine building in Romania may take. Barged down the Danube into the Black Sea, all without involving Turkey.