The Rostov-on-Don and other Kilo-class Russian submarines are armed with Kalibr missiles, the equivalent of the TomahawkRussia is believed to be using its submarines in the Black Sea to hit far-off Ukrainian targets with cruise missiles, with its warships forced to take a more cautious approach since the sinking of the Moskva. The missile launches, from as far down as 50 metres beneath the surface, are difficult to spot even with overhead satellites but naval experts have said that the Kilo-class submarines have regularly been seen reloading long-range missiles and warheads at Russian ports before disappearing underwater again. SponsoredThere is “strong circumstantial evidence” that they have been attacking Ukrainian land positions and playing a key role in the war, according to HI Sutton, an analyst who specialises in submarines, and Benjamin Pittet, an investigator at the Centre for Information Resilience.

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 14:16 UTC