The Russians sent a group of four ships to the shores of the communist island nation in order to deepen “diplomatic relations.” Washington has made clear that although the Kazan, intended to be the alliance's wedge, is capable of carrying nuclear warheads (as is the alliance's Admiral Goreskov frigate), it is unlikely to be equipped with such weapons. For safety, Southern Command ordered the combat submarine USS Helena to the area, and a P-8A anti-submarine aircraft was also flown in the area.
Based on the images just published, in the event of a possible confrontation, it would not be too difficult for the American plane, given that the anti-rust rubber cover covering the Kazant Its essence is to absorb sounds, thus deceiving locators monitoring underwater targetsIt broke away from the ship in several places.
Although it is not at all unprecedented that during long deployments lasting months, paint begins to peel off ships,
The Kazan officially arrived in Cuba as the jewel of the Russian fleet, so to say the least she started dropping soundproofing in just over a week.
The situation is made worse by the fact that this is the case The first Jaszen-M class submarine was delivered just over three years ago, in May 2021.
Cover photo: Kazani will arrive at its base on the North Sea coast in the summer of 2021. Cover photo source: mil.ru/Russian Ministry of Defense via Wikimedia Commons
