Moskva Returns to Sevastopol

I don't see any noticeable damage in these pictures. Whatever damage the Georgian's supposedly did was superficial at best. These are very high resolution so click for a better look. All in all though, these are some of the best close ups I've seen of the Moskva in a long time.


There are persistent rumors that Moskva has spent the last several days in port at Novorossiysk rather than at sea. No way to confirm, I've seen pictures of Moskva said to be docked at Novorossiysk and implied as current, but I note those pictures were taken during the exercises in July, because I saw the same pictures back in July.

With the bulk of the Black Sea Fleet back in Sevastopol, the possibility of an incident between Russia and NATO is very low. Navy Times is reporting that the USS McFaul (DDG 74) has dropped anchor in the Georgian port of Batumi. The destroyer is reportedly carrying 80 pallets containing 55 tons of humanitarian assistance. Noteworthy in the report is that it reports the Georgian Embassy as suggesting five US ships are expected to deliver aid to Batumi this week Begs the question, if two are USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and USCGC Dallas (WHBC 716), what are the other two ships?

You can see pics here of cheering Russians from the shoreline, however I want to put a disclaimer up, the last photo on the other side of that link should be criminal... as some women should not be allowed to wear bikini's.