![]() It has been speculated that a domestically-produced RK-360MC Neptune anti-ship missile was used but the availability and effectiveness of this weapon is uncertain. On 4th April, Ukrainian military sources claimed they had struck the Russian frigate RFS Admiral Essen but this is impossible to verify and the Russians will never admit this if it were true. Ukraine’s tiny navy was never able to get into the fight and land-based solutions to destroy, or at least deter, the aggressor are needed. The Russians are also using the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to provide logistic support to their forces ashore, so far only losing a single elderly landing ship to unknown causes. A few indiscriminate attacks on merchant vessels by the Russian navy early in the war shut down commercial shipping, chocking the Ukrainian economy and closing off a potential resupply route. ![]() Their naval forces can launch cruise missiles at their leisure and provide continuous threat of amphibious attack, tying down precious defensive resources. Ukraine’s southern flank continues to be menaced by the Russian Navy which is able to operate almost with impunity. Here we consider how realistic that may be and other options to hold the Russian navy at risk in the Black Sea. Various media reports also say Britain will send anti-ship missiles, including the venerable Harpoon system. The UK government says it will send further lethal aid to help defend Ukraine from invasion.
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