Black Sea Fleet

Satellite images suggest serious damage to Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen

Ukraine’s large-scale strike on Novorossiysk on Aug. 12 targeted, among other objectives, the remaining ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

13 August, 04:00 PM

General Staff reports successful strikes on Ryazan oil refinery and Russian naval base

Ukrainian forces launched targeted strikes against a major Russian oil refinery in Ryazan and a naval base housing Black Sea Fleet ships in Crimea on July 29, the General Staff reported.

29 July, 12:43 PM

Ukraine strikes tankers, tugboats, oil depot and bridges overnight

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck six Russian tankers and two tugboats in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov overnight on July 16, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

16 July, 12:27 PM

Russian fleet command faces relocation as Crimea logistics deteriorate

Russia’s military plan to move the remaining command structures of its Black Sea Fleet from occupied Sevastopol to Novorossiysk is underway, the partisan movement Atesh reported, citing sources in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, on June 14.

14 June, 01:48 PM

Russian Black Sea Fleet facility heavily damaged in overnight attack

The headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet air force in occupied Sevastopol was almost completely destroyed in an overnight attack on May 27, according to the Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

27 May, 04:19 PM

Explosions rock Sevastopol and Simferopol as Russia’s Black Sea infrastructure burns

Loud explosions were heard across Crimea, including in Simferopol and Sevastopol, with a likely attack on a Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters, Krymskii Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel reported on May 27.

27 May, 11:30 AM

Ukraine strikes Russian drone and ship command centers in Crimea

Defense Forces struck several important Russian targets, including the Streletskyi movement control point for Black Sea Fleet warships in Sevastopol, on April 21 and the night of April 22, AFU General Staff reported.

22 April, 12:14 PM

Ukraine strikes cripple Black Sea Fleet ships now stranded in Sevastopol bays

Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels damaged by Ukrainian strikes have been spotted in bays in occupied Sevastopol, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported.

18 March, 12:25 PM

Russian fleet hides in fear as crippled Rostov-on-Don sub remains unrepaired

The Russian diesel-electric Rostov-on-Don submarine, struck by Ukrainian defense forces in the occupied Crimea, has still not been repaired, the partisan movement Atesh reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 11:33 AM

Ukrainian drone damages $60M Russian Black Sea reconnaissance vessel - video

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) Special Forces tracked and successfully attacked Russian Project MPSV07 multifunctional support vessel of the aggressor Black Sea Fleet, the officers wrote on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 09:46 AM

Russia struggling to operate fleet after pullback from Crimea

Spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, in an interview with Radio NV, discusses the situation in the Black and Azov Seas and the near-total absence of the Russian fleet.

26 May 2025, 04:32 PM

Russian forces act more cautiously after losing Su-30 over Black Sea — Pletenchuk

Russia has changed its behavior after the loss of two Su-30 fighter jets over the Black Sea - the enemy is now taking a tactical pause, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said at the United News telethon.

6 May 2025, 02:11 PM

Russia increases number of Kalibr missile carriers in Black Sea to five — Ukrainian Navy

Russia increased the number of Kalibr cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea to five, Ukraine’s Navy reported on May 2 via Telegram.

2 May 2025, 10:16 AM

Mostly non-combat or under-repair Russian warships remain in occupied Crimea – Pletenchuk

Most of the Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels remaining in occupied Crimea are either not combat-ready or undergoing repairs, Ukraine's Navy spokesperson, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk said on the air of a national telethon on April 10.

10 April 2025, 01:07 PM

Ukraine secures naval dominance as Russia retreats to Novorossiysk

Ukraine’s Navy has achieved full dominance at sea and now prevents Russian forces from approaching its shores, Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, Ukrainian Navy Commander, said in an interview with Krym.Realii project, published on April 5.

8 April 2025, 03:00 PM

Russia deploys new tactic to counter Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet used an attack drone to destroy a Ukrainian naval drone, which may indicate the development of new tactics to counter Ukraine’s unmanned maritime systems, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 1.

2 February 2025, 09:51 AM

Embassies in Kyiv close amid missile threat

Four foreign embassies in Kyiv closed their doors to visitors on Wednesday, Nov. 20, following warnings from the United States about a "serious" risk of a large-scale Russian missile strike on Ukraine.

20 November 2024, 12:26 PM

Russia deploys Kalibr missile carrier in Black Sea waters

A Russian Kalibr cruise missile carrier is stationed in the Black Sea with a total salvo capacity of up to four missiles, Ukrainian Navy reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 08:08 AM

HUR discloses details of attack on Russian fleet in Crimea

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) used two Magura drones during the attack on Russian Tuna-class boats on May 30 in Crimea, HUR representative Andriy Yusov reported on national TV on June 20.

20 June 2024, 05:26 PM

Coordinated Ukrainian attack sinks Russian ship in Sea of Azov

Ukrainian forces carried out a "coordinated strike" on a Russian landing ship recently relocated from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov, according to Sky News on July 10.

10 June 2024, 11:04 AM

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