Russian navy invades bottom of Black Sea
The unprovoked attack on the sea floor surprised analysts.
By Cat Astronaut
UNDERWATER — Led by the missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Russian navy on Thursday launched a full-scale invasion of the bottom of the Black Sea.
“I call on all nations of the Black Sea Floor to condemn this unprovoked attack on our sovereign benthic zone,” said Aleksandr Kovalfish, a spiny dogfish and spokesman for the Black Sea Aquatic Federation. “The fishes, mammals, mollusks, and other creatures of the briny deep will respond in full force to this flagrant act of aggression.”
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The Slava-class ship was commissioned by the Soviet navy in 1983. Since its launch, the Moskva has primarily been involved in surface operations against non-marine life, with the exception of one incident in 1988 when its hull was breached by a narwhal.
Russian leadership reportedly decided to launch the attack after several operational failures on the surface at the hands of land…
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