The Key Phrase In This Article Is "Former Fleet Commander". The Phrase That Is Missing Is "Former Stupid Fleet Commander"

The "Moskva" (former "Slava") surface-to-surface missile cruiser of the Guards,
Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship, in the Bay of Sevastopol

Russia 'Could Destroy NATO Ships In Black Sea
Within 20 Minutes' -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Black Sea Fleet is capable of destroying NATO's naval strike group currently deployed in the sea within 20 minutes, a former fleet commander said on Friday.

Russia's General Staff said on Tuesday there were 10 NATO ships in the Black Sea - three U.S. warships, the Polish frigate General Pulaski, the German frigate FGS Lubeck, and the Spanish guided missile frigate Admiral Juan de Borbon, as well as four Turkish vessels. Eight more warships are expected to join the group.

"Despite the apparent strength, the NATO naval group in the Black Sea is not battle-worthy," Admiral Eduard Baltin said. "If necessary, a single missile salvo from the Moskva missile cruiser and two or three missile boats would be enough to annihilate the entire group."

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