By the Editor: The Naval Review’s Book Review Editor considers the Russian Navy activity of late, and especially with respect to Ukraine. Reproduced with the permission of the Defence Studies Department of Kings College London (https://defenceindepth.co). The Russian Navy has and continues to provide an important supporting role in Russia’s operations against Ukraine. This has included undertaking highly visible deployments in the pre-invasion phase and maintaining a presence in the eastern Mediterranean (augmented with additional Aerospace Forces’ – VKS – maritime strike assets in Syria) to p…
