The Russian Navy is to open a new base on the Black Sea coast in Novorossiysk hosting Varshavyanka class Project 636.6 diesel-electric submarines with Kalibr cruise missiles. However, there are still some weather-based issues to be resolved.
Russia Beyond The Headlines: Russia to open new naval base in Black Sea to counter NATO
Russian naval flags are seen on the Zaporizhzhia' former Ukrainian submarine moored in the bay of the Crimean port of Sevastopol on April 17, 2014.
