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"Fighting," the adjutant said to Admiral Maylo with some nervousness

"What?" When the old man heard this, he immediately stood up

In the past, everyone worked for the Soviet Union, and although national contradictions existed, at least they did not make too much trouble, and there was no difference in the distribution of resources and treatment of the fleet, and the officers and men of various nationalities got along relatively well

But with the collapse of the Soviet Union, this congenital deficiency exploded

In the absence of a clear ownership, both Russia and Ukraine are fighting for ownership of the Black Sea Fleet, and at the same time, there are some conflicts within the Black Sea Fleet over ethnic issues

Although Russia and Ukraine have not yet reached an agreement on the issue of the Black Sea Fleet, the ultimate goal will definitely not be to monopolize one country, but to divide the Black Sea Fleet into two forces: the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy

In this chaotic situation, all military installations and equipment, as well as the distribution of ships in the fleet, will not be operated according to the executive orders of the two governments, but will be freely chosen by the servicemen who use and control these equipment and materials to join according to their own wishes

As a result, there are many problems, and it also exacerbates the escalation of internal contradictions

Admiral Meilo did not ask much during the banquet, and hurriedly took his leave

Ye Kai was in a good mood, because the more chaotic the situation in the Black Sea Fleet was, the more Admiral Meilo would be able to make up his mind to cooperate with him as soon as possible, get the matter of the Varyag aircraft carrier done, take the money and leave

Because in such a chaotic situation, it is difficult for him to be recognized by Russia or Ukraine, and the post of commander of this fleet will not last long

However, this little episode also made Ye Kai pay attention to a problem, and now the competition between Russia and Ukraine for the Black Sea Fleet has become white-hot

The strategic position of the Black Sea Fleet is very important, but its fatal weakness is also very prominent

First, the mouth of the sea is easy to be blocked, strategic maneuver is inconvenient, the Black Sea penetrates deep into the Eurasian continent, the degree of closure is particularly serious, only the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Strait in Turkey are connected with the Mediterranean Sea, the Bosphorus Strait is 16 nautical miles long, 800-2400 meters wide, 33~80 meters of water, 33~80 meters of water, the Dardanelles Strait is 36 nautical miles long, 1300~7000 meters wide, and 57~70 meters deep, so the entry and exit of ships in and out of the strait is subject to people

Second, the Northern Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, and the Pacific Fleet, which are far away from other fleets and inconvenient for strategic support, are geographically separate, cannot be connected, and are thousands of nautical miles apart, so that each fleet is deployed in 12 sea areas separated from each other, and the sea connection between them has to go through a long sea route

Odessa on the Black Sea is about 4,900 nautical miles from St. Petersburg: about 9,400 nautical miles to Vladivostok via the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca; The geographical separation of about 16,000 nautical miles from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean around the Cape of Good Hope, across the Indian Ocean, and through the Strait of Malacca to Vladivostok, made it very difficult for the Black Sea Fleet to move and support forces between the other fleets

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Black Sea Fleet became the primary target of contention between Russia and Ukraine, but there were also many problems

The first is the issue of strategic nuclear forces, Ukraine advocates that strategic nuclear forces only refer to the combat effectiveness equipped with specialized strategic nuclear weapons, therefore, the Black Sea Fleet without strategic nuclear forces does not belong to the strategic forces, and should be incorporated into Ukraine's ** army, and Russia believes that for strategic nuclear forces, the comprehensive use of conventional forces of the ground forces, air force, and navy is an indispensable force to improve strategic stability, although the Black Sea Fleet does not have strategic nuclear weapons, but it is responsible for the tactical and strategic task of destroying imaginary enemy targets, The Navy as a whole is an important part of the strategic army

The second is the issue of fleet division, Ukraine requires the division of 90% of the Black Sea Fleet, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense clearly stated: 91% of the combat strength of the fleet will be transferred to Ukraine, 9% of the combat strength of the troops, 22% of the ships, and the means of delivery of nuclear weapons belong to the troops of the CIS Strategic Army, but Russia only agreed to cede 20%~22% of the combat strength of the fleet to Ukraine, and agreed to assist Ukraine in building a navy

The third issue of the allegiance of the officers and men of the fleetThe fleet is composed of soldiers of 46 different nationalities, and in some ships, the sailors from 25 nationalities of the Black Sea Fleet, the struggle for dominance will not only reduce the combat effectiveness of the fleet, but also cause a split among the officers and men of the fleet

First of all, the then Ukrainian President Kravchuk and Defense Minister Morozov successively issued orders, stipulating that all officers and soldiers of the three military districts of the former Soviet Army and the Black Sea Fleet stationed in Ukraine must swear allegiance to Ukraine, otherwise they will be dismissed or decommissioned, and then a frigate of the Black Sea Fleet captained by a Ukrainian hoisted the Ukrainian flag and left the base to join the Ukrainian Navy, however, most of the ships still hang the naval flag of the former Soviet Union, and 90% of the newly enlisted soldiers swear allegiance to Russia0

In the midst of such contradictions, it is inevitable that the Black Sea Fleet will clash again

It's just that Ye Kai is also guessing, have they started fighting now, have they already started shooting?

There is almost no objection to the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, it is certain that Russia will take advantage, because Ukraine depends on Russia economically, especially in terms of energy, and secondly, Ukraine owes Russia a huge debt, a total of 100 million US dollars, and in addition, Ukraine also needs to rely on Russia's support in order to stabilize the situation in Crimea, which tends to be more serious

"Ye Ershao, you seem to be a little bit gloating" Wang Luodan on the side commented on Ye Kaidao after reading it

"Hehe, this is not schadenfreude, this is called a snipe and a clam fight, and the fisherman profits" Ye Kai replied with a smile, "If it weren't for them making such a fuss, I wouldn't have had a chance to intervene."

Ye Kai's way to get the news was not slow, the meal was just finished, and General Zyuanov passed the news over

"Someone else in Moscow can know about the Black Sea Fleet so quickly?" After Wang Luodan heard this, he immediately showed a very surprised expression

"This is normal, General Zyuanov has been the head of the KGB in Ukraine for a long time, and he has a lot of intelligence officers under him, and naturally he has a wide range of sources, even if he returns to Moscow at this time, he still has a strong control over the situation in Ukraine," Ye Kai explained

Of course, there is another main reason for this, that is, Major Bout is also very powerful in Ukraine, and the cooperation with the military top level is close, and he wants to find out about the Black Sea Fleet

If it was simply General Jiuanov, he might not be so responsible for Ye Kai, and it was unlikely that he would share information with him at any time

The reason for the conflict in the Black Sea Fleet is also very simple, that is, because of the division of houses

In the Soviet Union, the housing problem of the Soviet army was naturally distributed on individual terms, and at that time the Black Sea Fleet built a residential building, which was logically shared by the officers of the entire fleet

But because the fleet is about to be separated, the quartermaster used his brains, the deputy commander of the fleet is Ukrainian, and there is some contradiction with the commander of the fleet, Admiral Meilo, in order to monopolize this residential building, the quartermaster quickly assigned all the housing units in this building to the Russian officers and checked them in

After learning the news, the deputy commander was immediately indignant, and he quickly allocated all the housing in this building to Ukrainian officers, and issued an injunction requiring all the officers who were given housing to move in quickly

Although only some of the rooms in the building have been fully renovated, and some of the residences have not even had time to install toilet equipment, the arrival of Ukrainian officers has halted all the renovations

The deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet, a Ukrainian national, foresaw that such a move could lead to a conflict between the two sides, so he sent a dozen soldiers and officers to defend the residential building

His speculation was correct, and the hardcore subordinates of Admiral Meilo, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, were also angry when they learned of the Ukrainians' actions, and immediately sent sixty marines to seize the residential building

As a result, there was a fierce clash between the Russian marines who were ordered to seize the building and more than a dozen Ukrainian officers and soldiers stationed in the building

"A house, as for it?" After Wang Luodan heard this, he said in disbelief

"This is not just a problem of housing, besides, the Soviet army is really nervous in terms of housing distribution, the army is different from local people, it is impossible to build a house by itself, so the distribution problem has always been a taboo in the military, in the past, because of this matter, there have been troubles within the army, and now it is just because of the housing issue that has led to ethnic disputes" Ye Kai replied

He saw this matter very clearly, on the surface it was just a fight for the house, but in fact the two sides were fighting for dominance of the fleet, and the Russians who were the majority of the number were fighting between the Ukrainians who were fighting at home

"But this matter is a good thing for us" Ye Kai suddenly turned to say, "After Admiral Meilo found that his control of the fleet was insufficient, he naturally thought of cooperating with us as soon as possible and getting the Varyag away, so as to save time for changes, knowing that once an agreement is reached between Russia and Ukraine, the leader of this fleet may produce, and he, the admiral of the former Soviet Union, will stand aside."

Ye Kai is not optimistic about Admiral Meilo, he didn't even get the rank of Russia, which shows that Yeltsin doesn't look down on him, so the old man himself is self-aware, and he will choose to cooperate with Ye Kai to make money