Russia is attempting to set up a new naval flotilla on the Dnipro River in response to Ukraine's success in launching a cross-Dnipro offensive which has created a bridgehead Russian forces have repeatedly failed to eliminate.
The problem with the latest Russian effort is that it is considered highly vulnerable to the same sorts of Ukrainian attacks which have wiped out one third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. JL
\Brendan Cole reports in Newsweek:
Last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed the formation of the Dnipro River Flotilla and a boat brigade. (But) the Russian flotilla will be vulnerable to Ukrainian drones which have wreaked havoc on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Russia wants to prevent Ukrainian forces from undertaking cross-river operations like the one which established the bridgehead at Krynky. "The Dnipro Flotilla will be vulnerable to Ukrainian uncrewed surface vehicles which have been effective in destroying Russian vessels operating in the Black Sea,"