10 March 2014

Satellite Imagery of 2 Ukrainian Warships Being Bloacked Inside Sevastopol Harbor

New York Times
March 7, 2014

Ukraine Crisis in Maps: On Thursday, Crimea remained under the control of Russian forces that continued their blockade of several critical Ukrainian military sites.

A Russian Naval Base in Crimea





Ukraine Crisis in Maps: On Thursday, Crimea remained under the control of Russian forces that continued their blockade of several critical Ukrainian military sites.
New York Times
March 6, 2014
A Russian Naval Base in Crimea
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SEVASTOPOL
BAY
Warships
Blockade
Hovercraft
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SEVASTOPOL
BAY
Warships
Blockade
Hovercraft
Airbus Defense and Space/CNES
Areas where vessels from the Black Sea Fleet were observed
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CRIMEA
Belbek
Simferopol
Sevastopol
A Russian Naval Base in Crimea
Sevastopol has been the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet since 1783. After the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia leased part of the port from Ukraine to continue using the base. The Ukrainian Navy also uses the bay. An analysis by IHS Jane’s of satellite imagery captured Monday by Airbus Defense and Space/CNES reveals the positions of some of the Russian vessels.
Apparent Blockade
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Ukrainian
command ship
Ukrainian frigate
Ukrainian tug
SEVASTOPOL
BAY
Russian tugs
Russian minesweeper
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Ukrainian
ships
SEVASTOPOL
BAY
Russian ships
Airbus Defense and Space/CNES
Apparent Blockade
The satellite image from Monday showed three Russian naval ships in an apparent attempt to prevent three Ukrainian naval ships from leaving port. The largest Ukrainian vessel was formerly a research ship that had been converted for use as a command ship.Related Article »
Russian Warships
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Troop formation
Guided missile
destroyer Smetlivy
Guided missile
cruiser Kerch
SEVASTOPOL BAY
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Troop
formation
Guided
missile
destroyer
Guided
missile
cruiser
SEVASTOPOL BAY
Airbus Defense and Space/CNES
Russian Warships
Two guided missile warships were parked on the north side of the harbor on Monday.
Combat Hovercraft
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Russian
hovercraft
Samum
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Russian
hovercraft
Samum
Airbus Defense and Space/CNES
Combat Hovercraft
One of the fleet’s two hovercraft was parked here on Monday. The second one could not be seen in the satellite imagery. These two hovercraft are primarily used as combat vessels and are equipped with missiles.
Analysis by Sean O’Connor, IHS Jane’s Imagery Analyst

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