Contents tagged with Black Sea Fleet
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Ukraine claims to have destroyed a third of Russian Black Sea fleet
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Black Sea Fleet had around 80 combat vessels. Now, 25 of these vessels have been destroyed, with another 15 severely damaged, said a representative of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Dmytro Pletenchuk, during a national news broadcast.
The host asked for an update on the Russian ship losses. The Ukrainian Naval Forces representative reported that the enemy had 80 ships, of which 30-35 were heavily armed, including submarines, …
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Ukraine makes history by destroying Russian missile ship before it is put into service
Ukraine has made history by destroying an Russian missile ship, the Askold, before it could be put into service. The ship was set to join the Russian Black Sea Fleet in December, as reported by Defense Express analysts.
Although the ship remains afloat, it has suffered critical damage to vital components and will need to be reconstructed entirely.
According to experts, the missiles targeted the central area of the Askold corvette, where eight vertical launch systems for Kalibr or Onyx cruise …
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Kyiv: 34 Russian officers, including Black Sea Fleet Commander, killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol
As the result of a missile strike by Ukrainian military on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, 34 officers were killed, including the fleet commander, reported the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine. "After the destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters, 34 officers, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, were killed. Another 105 occupants were injured. The headquarters building is beyond repair," the statement …
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Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate: high-ranking Russian generals among casualties in missile strike on Black Sea Fleet headquarters
At least nine people were killed and another 16 were injured, including Russian generals, in yesterday's attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, said Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.
"Among the injured are Major General Romanchuk, the group commander, who is in a very serious condition. Lieutenant General Tsekov, the chief of staff, is unconscious. The number of injured ordinary servicemen who are not staff members is still …
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Kyiv: Ukraine has disabled five Russian large landing ships since the beginning of war
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have disabled five of the six large landing ships of the Russian fleet, said the speaker of the Ukrainian Naval Forces Dmitry Pletenchuk.
According to him, the Saratov large landing ship was the first to be sunk in the port of temporarily occupied Berdyansk. It was hit by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on March 24, 2022. In the same period, the landing ships Caesar Kunikov and Novocherkassk were damaged. …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Putin was forced to return to 'grain agreement', no security guarantees for Russian Black Sea Fleet were provided
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba commented on the Kremlin’s statements that in exchange for Russia’s return "grain agreement", Ukraine allegedly promised not to attack the Black Sea Fleet. The Minister recalled that Ukraine has never used the "green corridors" for military purposes and is not going to do so in the future.
"This guarantee is simply Russia's way of saving face. Russia returned to the Grain Initiative not because someone gave it any assurances, but because there was a lot …
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Putin demands that Ukraine provides security guarantees for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Russian president Vladimir Putin said that, in order for Russia to rejoin the "grain initiative", Ukraine must provide security guarantees for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
"We are not saying that we are stopping our participation in this operation (grain initiative). No, we are talking about the fact that we are suspending it," said Putin.
He stressed that as soon as such security guarantees are provided by Ukraine, Russia will return to the agreement.
Putin also demanded that the UN, which is …
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Russia is monitoring U.S. Navy destroyer since it entered the Black Sea
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The Russian Black Sea Fleet is monitoring destroyer USS Porter of the U.S. Navy, which entered the Black Sea, reported the Russian National Defense Management Center, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to the center, the destroyer entered the Black Sea at 18:30 Moscow time. "The Black Sea Fleet's forces and facilities are monitoring the actions of the U.S. Navy ship," the statement reads.
According to the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet, USS Porter will work with the Black Sea partner countries to …
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Russia conducts aviation exercises in Crimea to counter reconnaissance aircraft
The Russian Air Forces conducted a training exercise to destroy a foreign reconnaissance aircraft in the Crimea, which "violates the state border in the airspace over the Crimean Peninsula," reported the press-service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
It also reported that the so-called "the Wall" tactic was practiced during the training.
"The joint command involved equipment of radio reconnaissance and air defense of more than 30 warships, six divisions of Coastal Missile Systems Bal and …
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Russia sends warships to the Black Sea to monitor NATO exercises
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s reconnaissance and attack ships as well as coastal missile systems have been put in combat readiness state in connection with NATO’s exercises in the Black Sea, stated the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Defense Ministry, on Monday.
“Reconnaissance ships, naval attack groups, coastal missile systems Bastion and Bal and naval aircraft are on duty in the designated areas of the Black Sea,” TASS reported citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The …