Ukrainian Navy
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has begun testing new modular body armor that functions as a life jacket in contact with water to save the lives of servicemen.
The exhibition "33/10" opens in Kyiv, telling about the background and causes of the war in Ukraine, showing materials that illustrate the background and explain the reasons for Russia's military aggression in the context of Ukraine's recent history.
According to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ukrainian troops have reduced Russian exports of oil products by 1/3 due to strikes on oil refineries, which has affected Russian refining capacity.
The National Museum of History of Ukraine will open an exhibition "33/10" dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the beginning of Ukraine's heroic resistance to russian aggression.
Exactly ten years ago, on February 20, 2014, Russia launched an undeclared war against Ukraine, and chose Crimea as its first target. It was on this day that the units of the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea were transferred to an enhanced mode of service.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is deploying a new grouping of mine countermeasures forces in the Black Sea using two British Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships.
After the attack, 8 of the original 13 large Russian landing ships remained in the Black Sea, as 5 ships were destroyed or seriously damaged.
It is reported that russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Viktor Sokolov may be dismissed from his post after Ukraine destroyed another russian landing ship, the Caesar Kunikov.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, Russia has one Kalibr carrier ship in the Black Sea.
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy commented on the destruction of the Russian large amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea, as previously reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
President Zelenskiy signs a decree establishing a new Unmanned Systems Force to develop drone capabilities and technologies in Ukraine, which Digital Transformation Minister Fedorov says will be crucial to modernizing the army and supporting Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia.
Reconnaissance men from Ukraine's Group 13 unit have revealed details of their operation, during which they used surface drones to destroy the Russian missile ship Ivanivets in the Black Sea.
Ukraine's sinking of the Russian missile boat "Ivanivets" will reduce the capabilities and command control of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
President Zelenskyy presented high state awards to the servicemen of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine who destroyed the Russian missile boat Ivanivets in a complex operation using naval drones.
Ukrainian border guards thanked the scouts for sinking the Russian corvette Ivanivets near the occupied Crimea.
The Russian missile boat Ivanovets was destroyed by Ukraine after six direct hits from Ukrainian Magura V5 surface drones operated by the GUR drone unit.
Ukrainian forces sink a Russian missile boat near occupied Crimea, limiting Russia's naval capabilities in the western Black Sea.
In December 2023 and January 2024, the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine implemented 18 more NATO standards, bringing the total number to 315. Another 50 standards are planned to be implemented in 2024.
Ukraine's Navy commander said that Ukraine would have won the war faster if it had been allowed to use Western weapons to hit targets in Russia. Ukraine has managed to destroy more than two dozen Russian ships, but the admiral warned that new methods are needed as the enemy is adapting.
Ukraine's Navy commander says they will gladly accept two British frigates that the UK plans to decommission in 2024 due to a shortage of sailors. The UK Defense Secretary has previously stated that 2024 will be a crucial year for Ukraine's fate and that the UK will continue to support Kyiv.