Ukrainian Navy
Ukraine has returned more than 50 defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange operation with Russia.
The SBU published a video showing 90 Ukrainian prisoners of war, including soldiers from various military units and defenders of Mariupol and Chernobyl, returning to Ukraine after the exchange that took place on June 25.
That 90 Ukrainian servicemen, including those who defended Mariupol, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and various front-line areas, were released from Russian captivity during a prisoner exchange with the assistance of the United Arab Emirates.
Russian troops have deployed military equipment, including BM-21 Grad rocket launchers, to the Simferopol District of the occupied Crimea.
The Ukrainian navy confirmed the destruction of enemy UAV personnel, relevant infrastructure, training buildings, control points, communication systems and instructors who train personnel to work with Shahed-136/Geran-2 drones.
On the night of June 21, Ukraine conducted two successful Special Operations, striking a test site in the village of yeisk, from where Russia launches Iranian drones against Ukraine, as well as three key Russian oil refineries in the southern district that produce fuel oil for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Russia is building a new railroad from Rostov to Crimea via the occupied territories, but construction has not yet reached Crimea itself, and the existing railroad connection to Crimea is damaged and problematic to use due to Ukrainian shelling.
The Russian occupiers in Crimea managed to restore the operation of the Kerch ferry crossing, which was damaged in late May.
The Russian navy cannot come closer than 100 nautical miles to the Ukrainian coast, and conducting amphibious operations is extremely difficult for it.
The main repair base for russian ships is located in Crimea, but Crimea is not the best place for russians right now.
Russia is actively building a railroad connection between Rostov-on-Don and Crimea via the Dzhankoy Isthmus for military logistics and troop supply, but the project is not yet complete.
Russian troops are actively using the ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk to export looted property - metal, grain and other stolen goods - from the occupied territories of southern Ukraine.
A Russian strike group of six ships, including three Buyan-M cruise missile carriers and large amphibious assault ships, is currently conducting exercises in the Sea of Azov.
Russia cannot afford to have surface ships in the Black Sea, relying only on submarines, while maintaining a group of ships, including missile carriers and amphibious assault ships in the Sea of Azov for training purposes.
Russia has four missile carriers with 28 Kalibr cruise missiles in the Black and Azov Seas.
In 9 months, the Ukrainian grain corridor managed to export 50 million tons of cargo. A significant contribution to this was made by enterprises located in the Port of Yuzhny, medium-sized JSC "Odessa Portside plant", which contributed to the viability of the Ukrainian economy during the war.
The Ukrainian Navy has denied Russia's claims about the destruction of Ukrainian ships and boats, saying that instead Russia attacked civilian port infrastructure in an attempt to block sea routes to Ukrainian ports.
Details about the defeats in the Krasnodar Krai have become known. A multi-day operation to destroy logistics that ensures the life of Russian troops in Crimea was conducted by the Defense Forces together with the SBU, a source told UNN.
Strikes were carried out on oil terminals and a ferry crossing in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia.
the Russian Defense Ministry announced the attack of 2 Sea Dragons on the Crimea.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, as of May 26, three Russian warships were in the Black Sea.
Russia claims that on the night of May 24, it shot down three ATACMS missiles and two drones over Crimea and the Belgorod region.
The Security Service of Ukraine has armed Sea Baby maritime drones with multiple launch rocket systems, implementing the best military and technical solutions to destroy the enemy.
Ukraine celebrates the Naval Infantry Day on May 23, in honor of the creation of the Marine Brigade in 1918 by Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi.
SBU Sea Baby naval drones are now equipped with Grad multiple launch rocket systems and have already struck Russian positions on the Kinburn spit.
The mine, which was washed up on the coast of Odesa region by a storm, was discovered by a local resident and safely removed by the Ukrainian Navy through a controlled explosion.
The Ukrainian Navy received two boats donated by Estonia, named Irpin and Reni, during a ceremony at which naval flags were raised to mark their inclusion in the Ukrainian fleet.
Two people were killed and three wounded as a result of a Russian attack on the village of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, with two guided missiles.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, the new head of the Strategic Communications Center of the Southern Operational Command, met with journalists from Odesa region to discuss the development of further communication and cooperation in the region.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, will become the new head of the Center for Strategic Communications of the Southern Defense Forces, continuing to cover the activities of the Ukrainian Navy.