INT indicates that in response to recent gains by the Joint Task Force in the North, the Russian breakaway forces headed up the Udaloy class DD Adm Levchenko are heavily reinforcing Bolshevik Island off the Southern Coast of the Podagorsk peninsula. En intentions likely to include coercing the incumbent Air Squadron and developing fixed SAM emplacements around the coastline. It is assessed that the airbase will be operational within the next 10 days.

Comment: If en forces achieve ...