Russia’s nuclear submarine fleet is now shielded from drone attacks in a new sign of mounting paranoia from Vladimir Putin – despite being nearly 5,000 miles from the front line in Ukraine. Satellite images reveal anti-drone nets draped over some of Vladimir Putin’s most important nuclear submarines at a secretive Pacific naval base.
The new move implies the Kremlin fears a Ukrainian sabotage attack in the Russian Far East. The space images showing top secret Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula highlight two Borei-class ballistic missile submarines cocooned under fine mesh netting designed to thwart kamikaze drones. The base is some 4,600 miles east of the war zone in Ukraine, yet Russian commanders are taking no chances.
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