Military expert assessed the potential of the naval forces of Ukraine

The head of the Ukrainian Navy, Alexei Neizhpapa, speaking about the readiness of the Ukrainian fleet to fight Russia, made a political statement that does not have a real basis, said Vasily Dandykin, a member of the expert council of the All-Russian organization Officers of Russia, captain of the 1st rank. He, according to the correspondent of the news agency, said this on July 8 at a press conference on the topic: Russia and Ukraine: from diplomatic conflicts to military confrontation. Any statement must be based on real strength. What exactly does the commander have under his command? Dandykin took an interest. Currently, the commander of the Navy is subordinate to the flagship, frigate Hetman Sagaidachny. This is a ship that was built for the needs of the border troops of the Soviet Union. These are several landing boats. These are Gürz boats. And a number of other various auxiliary ships. Also in Ukraine, they expect that the United States will give Coast Guard boats from its reserves. The tactics of the Ukrainian Navy primarily imply the use of the Neptune cruise missile. They talked about her a lot. This is a Soviet-designed missile that has been finalized. As the expert explained, this is a subsonic missile that can be shot down from the air and air defense systems. Thus, taking into account what forces Russia has in the Black Sea Fleet and Aerospace Forces, Neizhpapa's statements have no real basis, Dandykin said. Let's say all this can happen. This means that the missiles will be destroyed by Russian air defense, and the response will follow immediately. All the foci from which these missiles will be used will be suppressed. And I don't think there are too many in Ukraine. Recall, as reported by the news agency, earlier Neizhpala made it clear that Neptune missiles were allegedly ready to fire on Sevastopol from the mainland of Ukraine.