Despite the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine and the Black Sea, Russia, due to its large number of modern missiles and submarines, has an absolute advantage in this region.
Deputy Director of the Army Research Center Mikhail Samus stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The flights of American B-52s over Ukraine are, of course, very good, but if we look from a purely military point of view, then the balance of forces in the Black Sea is now indecently in favor of Russia.
I’ll give you a couple of figures - for example, the missile salvo of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy is now about two hundred missiles. The capabilities of Ukraine and our allies such as Romania are zero missiles.
The ratio of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Naval Forces, according to various estimates, is approximately one to fifteen,” he noted.
The expert also added that Russia has absolute superiority in the Black Sea.
“Another very important figure is that the Russian Federation has six modern submarines in the Black Sea, while Ukraine and its allies have zero. In other words, the underwater sphere is completely under Russian control. Sailors know what this means - any ship that enters the Black Sea cannot be calm in terms of progress and completion of any tasks,” Samus added.