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Sailors standing at attention on the deck of a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship during the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Sailors standing at attention on the deck of a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship during the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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  • Russia is fortifying its Black Sea Fleet with barges, says the UK's defense ministry.
  • The barges are meant to "enhance the defences of the port" against Ukraine's attacks, per the UK.
  • Russia's naval capabilities have taken significant losses since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Russia is now resorting to barges to shore up the defenses for its Black Sea Fleet.

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Military & Defense, insider-news, Russia, black-sea-fleet
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Russia is moving barges in to try to protect what remains of its damaged Black …