British intelligence has analysed the change of commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy.
What led to a change in the commander-in-chief of the Russian fleet
As noted in the summary, the dismissal of Admiral Yevmenov followed the resignation of the second-in-command of the Black Sea Fleet after February 2022 and followed the loss of the landing ship "Sergei Kotiv" on March 5, 2024, the ninth large vessel lost as a result of Ukrainian actions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to British intelligence, although Admiral Moiseyev was a staff submariner, before being appointed as commander of the Northern Fleet, he commanded the Black Sea Fleet from 2018 to 2019.
Probably, Admiral Moiseev's first task as the head of the Navy will be the stabilization of the security situation in the Black Sea and changes aimed at increasing the combat capability of the Black Sea Fleet in the region, the British Ministry of Defense notes.
What are the losses of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation due to the attacks of the Ukrainian military?
On the night of March 4-5, 2024, the DIU Group 13 special unit, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Navy, conducted an operation to destroy the Russian patrol ship "Sergei Kotov", which was only launched in 2022 near the Kerch Strait.
Russia used the ship for attacks on the territory of Ukraine, in particular, at one time on Zmiiny Island.
DIU reported the day before that the enemy probably managed to evacuate the 52 crew members who were on the ship.
The strike was carried out by Magura V5 naval drones. The Russian ship suffered damage to the stern, right, and left sides.
The cost of the sunken ship is about 65 million dollars.
Also, on February 14, Ukrainian naval drones sank the large amphibious assault ship "Cesar Kunikov" near Alupka in Crimea.
On January 31, the R-334 "Ivanovets" missile corvette was sunk on Lake Donuzlav, and on December 26, 2023, the large landing ship "Novocherkask" was hit by "Storm Shadow" missiles.
On September 13, 2023, the Rostov-on-Don submarine and the large landing ship Minsk were hit as a result of a missile attack on the Severmorzavod.
