Meanwhile #Ukraine is demolishing refinery by refinery the very foundation of Russia's economy, its oil+gas industry.
The #BlackSea fleet is effectively trapped in the port of #Novorossyisk & is now no longer safe there either. Relocating to #Ochamchire, a port in Abkhazia is risky & humiliating.
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If Russia’s developing the #Ochamchire port, it’s not just a response to the diminishing role of the #Novorossiysk port. With their military base contract in #Armenia at risk, this gives #Russia a strategic alternative to secure its influence in the #Caucasus.

#Georgia
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One of the reasons why #Georgia is so important to European and #GlobalSecurity:

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#EU #NATO #Ukraine #Russia #China #USA #Security #Ochamchire

Ochamchire Port: Geopolitical Powder Keg in the Black Sea or Much Ado About Nothing? Since autumn 2023, there have been claims that a port in Ochamchire, a district in Abkhazia on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, will become a new hub for the Russian Black Sea Fleet and that this c...

This is *not* accurate. A detailed analysis of drone footage and satellite imagery (including the cited one) shows that there have been *no* militarily relevant changes to the port in #Ochamchire #Abkhazia during the past years. For more detail, see my report:
www.globalaffairs.ch/2024/03/14/o...

Ochamchire Port: Geopolitical Powder Keg in the Black Sea or Much Ado About Nothing? Since autumn 2023, there have been claims that a port in Ochamchire, a district in Abkhazia on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, will become a new hub for the Russian Black Sea Fleet and that this c...

Numerous reports indicate that a port in #Ochamchire, #Abkhazia, is set to become a major base of the #Russia'n #BlackSeaFleet. However, my analysis of recent imagery of the port shows *no* sign for this and explains why such a scenario remains unlikely.
www.globalaffairs.ch/2024/03/14/o...