- Ukraine has significantly weakened the Russian Black Sea Fleet by destroying numerous vessels in less than two years, hampering their operations and forcing the fleet to shift ships away from Crimea.
- The attacks have resulted in the destruction of at least 25 Russian warships and major damage to 15 others, including patrol boats, assault boats, landing crafts, cruisers, corvettes, submarines, and missile corvettes.
- Ukraine’s use of unmanned drones and anti-ship missiles has proven successful in weakening Russia’s fleet and impacting their presence in the Black Sea region.
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- Ukraine wiped out nearly a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet without even having a real navy. These are the warships Russia lost. (businessinsider.com)
The Ukrainian navy has significantly weakened the Russian Black Sea Fleet by destroying a large number of its vessels in less than two years. With a lack of warships, Ukraine has relied on unmanned drones and anti-ship missiles to target Russia’s fleet. According to the spokesman for the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at least 25 Russian warships have been destroyed and 15 are undergoing repairs. These attacks have had a major impact on the operations of the Black Sea Fleet, complicating their activities and forcing them to shift warships away from Crimea.
Among the Russian ships that have been claimed to be destroyed are Raptor-class patrol boats, a BK-16 high-speed assault boat, a Serna-class landing craft, and a Stenka-class patrol vessel. However, there are some ships that have yet to be officially identified.
Specifically, the article mentions several warships that have been lost by Russia over the past two years. These include the Saratov, a large Alligator-class amphibious landing warship that was sunk by Ukrainian forces with a short-range ballistic missile; the Moskva, a guided missile cruiser that was struck by long-range Neptune missiles; the Vasily Bekh, a Russian rescue tugboat that was “demilitarized” by Ukrainian forces using Harpoon missiles; the Olenegorskiy Gornyak, a Ropucha-class tank landing ship that was damaged by a Ukrainian sea drone; the Minsk, another Ropucha-class landing vessel that was likely destroyed while undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Russian-occupied Crimea; the Rostov-on-Don, a Kilo 636.3 class submarine that suffered catastrophic damage during repairs at the same shipyard in Crimea; the Askold, a Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette that was significantly damaged by Ukrainian forces; the Novocherkassk, a Ropucha-class landing ship that was targeted by guided missiles in Crimea; and finally, the Ivanovets, a Tarantul-class missile corvette that was sank by Ukrainian special military units using naval drones.
These attacks have been a major blow to the Russian Navy, resulting in the loss of several important warships and hampering their operations in the Black Sea. With their use of unmanned drones and anti-ship missiles, Ukraine has been successful in weakening Russia’s fleet and impacting their presence in the region.