The frigate “Admiral Makarov” can be equipped with eight “Calibers”.
In the Black Sea, the Russian aggressor has significantly increased its naval group. This was reported by the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine.
Despite the storm, the enemy increased the naval group in the Black Sea to 13 units, including 5 large landing ships and 1 surface missile carrier.
The frigate “Admiral Makarov”, which can be equipped with up to 8 “Calibers”, has been put on combat duty.
“Pay attention to air raid warning signals. Do not panic, but be alert,” the Defense Forces say.
“Admiral Makarov”: what is known about the ship
Let us remind you that “Admiral Makarov” is the third frigate of Project 11356R (“Burevestnik”), the “Admiral Grigorovich” class, the flagship and one of the newest ships of the Russian fleet. It was laid down in February 2012 at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, and launched in September 2015.
The stated length is 124 meters, width is 15 m. The frigate’s crew is 180 people. They may be armed with cannons, anti-aircraft artillery, and missile launchers.
According to some reports, the ship is led by a former Ukrainian military man, a native of the Vinnitsa region, Grigory Breev, who in 2014 betrayed the Ukrainian military oath and took the oath of the RF Armed Forces.
As reported, according to the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine, in the first part of Saturday, January 13, there were two Russian ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, and another one in the Sea of Azov. The launch vehicles were located at their bases.
