Ukraine has arranged with its partners that it will be receiving warships to ensure the safety of ships in the grain corridor in the Black Sea.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in response to questions from Ukrainska Pravda at the Grain From Ukraine conference in Kyiv on Saturday
Interesting. Looking forward to finding out the details of this
Probably motor torpedo boats with more room in the nav room for long range drone control.
This might actually be more terrifying to Putin’s Black Sea fleet.
It is, mtbs can be a handful to deal with.
I thought Turkey closed the Bosporus and Dardanelles to all warships? This will be great for Ukraine if they can get them.
Pretty sure Turkey would let any warship belonging to Ukraine or their allies through the corridor. The Bosporus is only closed for Russian ships.
There are other ways into the Black Sea…
Edit: rather than just downvoting, why not consider that the Danube exists and is plenty of patrol boats/frigates based up and down it by Ukraine friendly nations.
Navigable by warships?
Ukraine has successfully turned waterbikes and rubber dinghies into warships, capable of taking down attack helicopters, fighter jets, and capturing all the rigs off the coast of Crimea.
I don’t think the canal through Russia is usable.
I hereby claim that canal as my territory. You can proceed now.
