Ukrainian Navy

Ukraine's Navy confirms a strike on the russian ship "kommuna" in Crimea that disabled it.

On April 19, 2024, Ukrainian air defense destroyed 4 russian reconnaissance drones over Odesa region.

Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's Pivdennyi seaport has damaged Singapore's port facilities, Zelenskyy says in his address to the Ukraine-NATO meeting.

Ukrainian servicemen share combat experience in tactics, drone warfare and trench warfare with officers from Australia and Finland during multinational leadership training as part of the UK-led Operation INTERFLEX.

Ukraine's defense forces hit about a third of the ships of the russian black sea fleet, disabling various types of ships.

The crews of two mine countermeasures ships provided by the United Kingdom have already been trained and are on duty, and three more ships from the Netherlands and Belgium are expected to arrive, giving Ukraine at least five mine countermeasures ships in total.

The Ukrainian warships Cherkasy and Chernihiv, handed over to Ukraine by the United Kingdom, are preparing to participate in the Sea Breeze 2024 international exercise with NATO countries.

Russia uses decommissioned aircraft, such as BE-12, to patrol coastal zones, which increases the likelihood of incidents involving Russian aircraft.

The Ka-27 helicopter crashed in the temporarily occupied Crimea not only due to technical reasons, but apparently "some kind of event" occurred on board, the Ukrainian Navy said.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Ka-27 helicopter.

Russia is currently unable to mine the Black Sea due to constant patrolling and Ukraine's actions to destroy and dismantle mines found, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy.

russians are hiding their ships from Ukrainian attacks in the bay of Novorossiysk in southern russia, the entrance to which is blocked by flooded barges and booms. In this way, russia is trying to strengthen the security of its own fleet.

Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has sunk or disabled one-third of all russian warships in the Black Sea, and its ultimate goal is to completely eliminate russian warships in the Azov and Black Sea regions.

The Ukrainian Navy confirms that on March 24, Russian warships Yamal, Azov, the reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs, and the landing ship Konstantin Olshansky, which was seized by the occupiers from Ukraine, were hit.

Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk suggests that Russia may not have used Kalibr missiles during recent massive strikes due to loading problems after being cut off from the necessary equipment in occupied Crimea.

The communication hub of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was seriously damaged, which had significant consequences for the enemy's naval operations and logistics.

As a result of Russia's attack on the Khmelnytsky region, 2 people were killed and at least 8 others were injured.

The russians are moving their ship repair bases from Crimea to Taman, likely to strengthen their ability to repair warships in Novorossiysk due to effective Ukrainian strikes on military facilities in Crimea.

President Zelenskiy announces that the Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvette under construction in Turkey will be ready to serve Ukraine this year, strengthening Ukraine's naval capabilities.

President Zelenskyy met with President Erdogan in Istanbul to discuss ensuring safe navigation in the Black Sea for global food security, strengthening bilateral cooperation and joint defense production, and the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war and political prisoners held by Russia.

During his visit to Turkey, President Zelenskyy toured shipyards building corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy, emphasizing the defense partnership between Ukraine and Turkey aimed at strengthening Ukraine's security and bringing peace.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree naming the Ada-class corvette manufactured for Ukraine by Turkey the Hetman Ivan Vygovsky.

Zelenskyy will discuss with Erdogan the release of Ukrainian prisoners and the safety of navigation in the Black Sea during his visit to Turkey.

The Russian Black Sea fleet consists of more than 30 ships, including 10 missile carriers with 3 submarines carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, but they have been facing serious logistical problems for several months and hardly use these missiles, except after the sinking of the Caesar Kunikov.

There is a temporary lull in the Black Sea after the sinking of the Russian ship Sergei Kotov, but Russia will soon deploy another ship to fulfill its missions, according to a Ukrainian Navy spokesman.

During a visit to the port of Odesa, President Zelenskiy and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis saw how the Black Sea 'grain corridor' is working, exporting nearly 28 million tons of grain to 38 countries since russia withdrew from the grain deal despite ongoing russian attacks on port infrastructure.

During the past two years of full-scale invasion, Ukraine has destroyed 27 ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including a submarine, and damaged another 15 vessels that are undergoing repairs.

According to Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, most Russian ships were forced to concentrate in the eastern part of the Black Sea, and their presence in Sevastopol was minimized.

According to updated data from Ukrainian intelligence, at least 27 occupants from the Russian ship "Sergei Kotov" were wounded and another 7 were killed during an attack on it near the Kerch Strait.

The UK Ministry of Defense says the Black Sea is becoming dangerous for russia after Ukrainian forces destroyed the russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov.