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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet relocating some of its submarines: UK

The Russian Navy's improved Kilo-class submarine Kolpino sails during the Navy Day parade in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea [File: Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters]

Moscow has likely moved its Kilo-class submarines from the Crimean peninsula to southern Russia over fears of them being struck by long-range Ukrainian fire, according to British intelligence.

In a daily briefing on Tuesday, the United Kingdom’s defence ministry said those submarines had “almost certainly” been moved to Krasnodar Krai in mainland Russia, instead of a naval base at Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula.

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