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15 maj 2023 · As a result of initial NATO encroachment in the 1990s and accelerating under the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kaliningrad has regained its status as a fortress on the Baltic Sea, now armed with cruise missiles, surface-to-air-missile (SAM) batteries, the future submarines of the Baltic Fleet, and nuclear weapons.
The Kaliningrad region serves as the principal base area for the Baltic Fleet and therefore hosts significant land and air forces, both to defend Kaliningrad and to extend Russian shore-based air and sea denial capabilities (A2/AD) into the Baltic Sea and region.
30 paź 2024 · Based on high-resolution satellite images, a regional investigation maps developments in Russia’s military bases bordering Poland and the Baltic countries. While Russian GRU special forces in Kaliningrad are trained for sabotage attacks, a new nuclear threat is building up in Belarus.
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Today, the Russia-Ukraine war has again highlighted the Kaliningrad Oblast’s strategic significance, especially should that conflict expand beyond Ukraine’s borders. Positioned on the southern Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad is both an opportunity and a challenge for Russia.
Western and Russian military experts view Kaliningrad region as important bridgehead for Russian military and navy to gain control over Baltic States and Baltic Sea. The speculations about so called Suwalki gap – a narrow territory between Kaliningrad and Belarus controlled by Poland and Lithuania could be captured by Russian and Belarusian ...
The port of Kaliningrad is an important naval base for the Russian navy. The city of Baltiysk, located near Kaliningrad, is the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea that is considered "ice-free" all year round, and therefore the region plays an important role in servicing the Baltic Fleet.
