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Ukraine threatens Russian vessels, reminds Moscow of sinking of the Moskva (ghostarchive.org)

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Ukraine said any ships heading to Russian ports may be military targets, a tit-for-tat response to a threat from Moscow that escalates the war’s risk to global food markets.

Since Moscow halted the Black Sea agreement that allowed Ukraine to export part of its grain harvests, Russia has attacked Ukrainian grain storage facilities and warned that all vessels heading to Ukrainian ports would be considered potential carriers of military supplies.

The escalating threat to vital Black Sea trade steps up the risk of turmoil on global markets for everything from oil and food staples to fertilisers. Russia’s attack on its neighbour has already severely disrupted exports from Ukraine, a major producer of grains and vegetable oils.

Ukraine has previously attacked Russian ships in the Black Sea, sinking the flagship Moskva cruiser with a Neptune anti-ship missile soon after Russia’s invasion.

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[-] avater@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it's not sunken it's on a special underwater deep sea operation...Putin remains a strategic mastermind!

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Moskva has been promoted to Submarine!

[-] Froyn@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Making preparations to recover the next drone that goes down by setting up a forward base, manned by a skeleton crew. eh?

[-] mawkishdave@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I don't see this ending well for Russia. You have a few things that can happen. 1. They get called out and they are bluffing, making them look even weaker. 2. They attack and Ukraine sinks more ships making them look weaker. 3. They attack a cargo ship and this escalates one or more countries to take military action against them. 4. Nato works with Ukraine to find another way to export grain and sunflowers so Russia no longer has this as a bargaining chip. 5. They attack a ship from a major country (USA, UK, France, China) and all hell breaks out.

[+] lemming007@lemm.ee -22 points 1 year ago

Russia allies with China and nukes the west

[-] Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

And who says China would be happy if Russia nukes the west? They make up their biggest trading partners.

[-] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 17 points 1 year ago

It makes more sense to have China keep selling Russia 4th rate equipment while keeping the economy going.

Every notice how the only threat vatniks have is "we'll nuke ya!"

Like, get a new fucking threat bro. We've seen your military. Your nuclear arsenal can't be in much better shape..... if it hasn't already been sold off or let to rot.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Tritium costs $30k a gram & has to replaced every 3 months in (supposedly) 6000 warheads.

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I doubt China has forgotten the time Russia tried to nuke Honolulu and make it look like the Chinese did it, which in theory would have killed two birds with one stone. US uses up the nuclear stock pile responding to China, this the US is weaker and China would be no more... Nixon's swans did not happen in a vacuum.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I didn't know Russia was planning on downsizing their fleet. Good on them.

[-] Ronno@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

You know Putin, he is very conscious about Russias ecological footprint /s

[-] flying_monkies@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Donating more coral reef starter kits to the world. What a country!

[-] DaCrazyJamez@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The US should send a carrier group to escort a grain vessel and see if Russia dares...

(I know theres no way this would happen, but it should)

[-] Drewsteau@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just finished a book about the Lusitania sinking in WW1, this situation (very vaguely) reminds me of that, given that Germany was publicly threatening to sink vessels headed to Britain under the assumption they could be transporting supplies. They went so far as to take an ad out in the paper warning the ship not to sail, as it would be a target.

Would highly recommend it by the way, it was called Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of The Lusitania and it was meticulously researched and very well written. There is a lot more to the story than what I said here and is well worth the read.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Weren't the germans right though?

[-] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yup

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Supposedly, Turkey wouldn't let them pass the Bosphorus.

The "good guys" need to send more of those Neptune missiles & a few ATACMS for good measure. Sink the Black Sea fleet for good.

[-] FlowVoid@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago

Neptune missiles are Ukrainian-designed and Ukrainian-made.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well that makes sense, seeing as I'd never heard of them until the Moskva got turned into an artificial reef.

[-] 314r8@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Behold the wrath of Neptune!

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