Ukraine's Drones Have Created a New Problem: Russia Is Protecting Its Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines With Nets Hiding Half-Submerged

Satellite imagery indicates Russia has begun covering parts of its submarine fleet with large overhead anti-drone nets after Ukrainian drone and Neptune missile attacks. The change is visible at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific, where protection has reportedly grown from two guarded vessels in May to more than half a dozen. The article notes Moscow’s concern is that vulnerabilities may extend across its wider Pacific Fleet, over 4,500 miles from Ukraine. Similar measures have been reported at Novorossiysk in the Black Sea, including counter-UAS cage protection over at least three submarines’ conning towers. UK MOD assessments cited identify loosening moorings and partial submergence, explaining why the cages cover the towers above water.