Russia Sending New Stealth Submarines to Crimea Amid Troop Buildup

NOTICE, NO TORPEDO TUBES, WELDED UP!

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-sending-new-stealth-submarines-to-crimea-amid-troop-buildup/507287.html

Russia Sending New Stealth Submarines to Crimea Amid Troop Buildup

• By Matthew Bodner
  
• Sep. 17 2014 14:47
  
• Last edited 14:47
  

Admiralty ShipyardsThe Novorossiisk's sister ship, the Stary Oskol at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg
As part of its military buildup in recently-annexed Crimea, the Russian military is deploying the first of six new ultra-quiet Kilo-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet, a military spokesperson said Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called the buildup of Russian forces in Crimea a top priority for the military, as "the situation in Ukraine has escalated sharply and the presence of foreign military has increased in the immediate vicinity of our borders," news agency TASS reported.

The tubes on these are properly sealed which is why they look welded up, a first for the Russians I think; hence the 'quiet' and 'stealth' attributes.

They're commissioned to Russia's Black Sea Fleet which sails from Sevastopol, Crimea, yet the west wonders why they take such offense to the CIA's coup in Ukraine.

Just upgraded replacements and more propaganda on Ukraine/US part, although history shows us what usually follows intense propaganda.