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Frederik Van Lokeren
@KaptainLOMA
Former officer of the Belgian Navy. Freelance writer for Marineschepen.nl & navalnews.com. Also active on BlueSky: kaptainloma.bsky.social
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Feb 25
    Russian naval deployments during Wk 07-2026 based on #OSINT reporting. russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/02/russia… Russia's naval activity in the Indian Ocean follows expected patterns. Egypt and Algeria sustain Russian submarine ops in the Mediterranean.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Apr 20, 2022
    The use of coastal defense and anti ship missiles against ground targets are indicators that Russia is running low on precision guided munitions and is resorting to alternatives.
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    Rob Lee
    @RALee85
    Apr 20, 2022
    Russian MoD video showing Bal coastal defense systems launching Kh-35 missiles at targets in Ukraine. t.me/zvezdanews/772…
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Dec 26, 2023
    UPDATE: new chart registering Ukrainian strikes against Russia's Black Sea Fleet. The latest strike targeted Feodosia and destroyed the landing vessel Novocherkassk which was transporting ammunition towards the Crimea. Novocherkassk previously survived a strike at Berdyansk.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Feb 14, 2024
    Couple of observations. 1. The attack came from multiple angels, spreading Russian defenses and maximize damage. 2. The attack was coordinated to have the drones strike simultaneous as seen by how close certain drones were when explosions took place. 1/3
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    OSINTtechnical
    @Osinttechnical
    Feb 14, 2024
    The Ukrainian GUR just posted footage of multiple Ukrainian USVs hitting the Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov this morning, sinking it.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Nov 5, 2023
    A hastily made visual listing the losses of Russian warships during the Russo-Ukrainian War as well as general strike locations. Only major warships or strikes listed.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Apr 14, 2022
    Some thoughts regarding the Moskva incident. If the vessel was indeed struck by a Neptune missile this would mean that Ukraine now operates a credible A2/AD zone near its coast. This capability will soon be further strenghtened by the arrival of British anti-ship missiles.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Feb 1, 2024
    UPDATE: #Russia's naval losses in the Black Sea as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war as of 31/JAN The sinking of the Ivanovets resulted in the Black Sea Fleet losing over 22.000 tons in standard displacement. As of November, we see successful strikes on a monthly basis.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Mar 6, 2024
    #Russia's Black Sea Fleet losses as of March 05th, 2024. The last three attacks show us that: 1. Ukraine launches Magura V5 attacks with a 2-3 week interval and is able to strike ever further in the Black Sea. 2. Russian ships continue to patrol alone and without support.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Dec 8, 2023
    New overview of Russian naval losses in the Black Sea during the Russian-Ukrainian war. Karakurt class corvette Askold is now labelled beyond repair and thus destroyed.
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    (((Tendar)))
    @Tendar
    Dec 8, 2023
    The Russian Karakurt Class corvette “Askold”, which has been hit on November 4 by several missiles (Repost) in a shipyard in Russian-occupied Crimea, cannot be repaired. This has been reported by the TG channel Crimean Wind. Source: t.me/Crimeanwind/49… #Ukraine #Crimea
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Apr 14, 2022
    Moskva is reportedly not sunk but it looks she is heavily damaged and unable to move under her own power. The vessel is under tow, most likely towards Sevastopol. Hopefully we see some pictures of her when she enters port.
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    Liveuamap
    @Liveuamap
    Apr 14, 2022
    Russian Ministry of Defense says fire at cruiser Moskva has been contained, explosions ceased, crew evacuated and the vessel is being tugged to the port. Also Peskov says Putin is aware of the situation with the vessel liveuamap.com/en/2022/14-apr…
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Oct 8, 2022
    With the #Kerch Bridge being closed, #Russia can still rely on its amphibious lift capacity in the Black Sea to transport heavy military equipment to #Crimea and from there towards the #Kherson Region, albeit at a slower pace compared to railway transport.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Feb 14, 2024
    Replying to @KaptainLOMA
    3 Ukr continues to attack at night. 4 In spite of several attacks, the Black Sea Fleet has not yet come to the conclusion to escort the Ropucha's and have them sail alone. Ships operating independently are prime targets for an USV attack. Escorts provide more defensive fire. 2/2
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
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    Feb 25, 2022
    I am hearing a lot of talk that the Russian Naval Infantry is landing near #Mariupol. I like to point out that in the past years the NI never trained for a night time landing. I also believe that they have neither the expertise nor equipment for such an operation.
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    Frederik Van Lokeren
    @KaptainLOMA
    Mar 26, 2022
    #ВМФ #Russia's naval deployment in the #Mediterranean on the morning of Mar 26, as reported by #OSINT. A Slava centered SAG continues to operate south of #Crete, interdicting access to #Tartus and the Aegean Sea. russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/03/russia…