Paul Goble
Staunton, May 5 – To form the Dnepr River Flotilla that will be used against Ukraine, the Kremlin has had to take units and equipment from the Caspian Flotilla, the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet, actions that highlight how hard-pressed the Russian military is and weaken Russia’s presence in those three places.
On March 20, Russian defense minister Sergey Shoygu announced the revival of the Dnepr River Flotilla. That announcement and subsequent reports that the new military grouping would be provided with its own air and marine support have attracted a great deal of media coverage in Russia.
But what is actually going on may be less than meets the eye because it is now being reported by Vzglyad that the Dnepr Flotilla is at least initially going to consist primarily of ships and men taken from the Caspian Flotilla, the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet rather than raised specifically for it (vz.ru/society/2024/4/28/1265661.html).
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