Russia puts its Ropucha-class heavy landing ships (3 of them) to sea...exercise or opening move?

All three Russian #BalticFleet Ropucha-class heavy landing ships departed #Baltiysk during this afternoon and evening.

They are likely joining the three Northern Fleet LSTs that caused Sweden to order troops to the streets.

Other BF assets are also looking active.#Russia pic.twitter.com/fdortAUYSf

— Petri Mäkelä (@pmakela1) January 15, 2022