Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine reports that it sank Russian Kilo-class submarine

As we saw in the case of the “dead” Russian admiral who then turned out to be alive, Ukrainian reports of successes against can sometimes turn out to be a tad optimistic. Still, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has suffered significant losses since the invasion of Ukraine and it seems that these likely now include the Kilo Class submarine Rostov-na-Danu (Rostov on Don).

A russian submarine went to the bottom of the Black Sea.

Ukrainian defense forces successfully attacked the B-237...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ukraine-reports-that-it-sank-russian-kilo-class-submarine/

Ukraine takes out Black Sea Fleet landing craft Novocherkassk

Remains of Novocherkassk after missile strike

Ukraine appears to have effectively destroyed another Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel, the large amphibious assault landing ship Novocherkassk.

This latest destruction of Putin's navy demonstrates that those who believe there's a stalemate in the Ukraine war are wrong!

They haven't noticed that over the past 4 months 20% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed.

Russia's dominance in the Black Sea is now… https://t.co/F6zRmA9Kwx

— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 26, 2023

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https://www.marinelog.com/news/ukraine-takes-out-black-sea-fleet-landing-craft-novocherkassk/

Is “dead” Russian admiral Viktor Sokolov alive?

Russia’s Defense Ministry has released video purporting to showing the Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, participating via a video link in a Russian Defense Ministry board meeting, said to have taken place today.

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Commander reported killed

As we reported yesterday, a number of Ukrainian sources reported that he had been killed in a devastating missile strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on September 22.

Today, several anal...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/is-dead-russian-admiral-viktor-sokolov-alive/

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Commander reported killed

As a trickle of merchant ships starts to use the Ukrainian-designated “safe corridor” to its ports, the Ukrainian Navy and special forces continue to degrade Russia’s naval capabilities. The most recent example was a devastating missile strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on September 22. Initially, Ukrainian authorities said that “at least nine people had been killed and 16 wounded, including Russian generals, as a result of the attack.” Immediately posts on X, formerly...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/russias-black-sea-fleet-commander-reported-killed/

British Defense Ministry Warns of Potential Naval Blockade in Black Sea

Dmitriy Rogachyov pulled into Sevastopol in 2019. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The British Ministry of Defense warned Wednesday that Russia could be planning a naval blockade of Ukraine. The blockade would prevent ships from pulling into Ukraine and the Kremlin’s latest move in the Black Sea since Moscow withdrew from a U.N. brokered grain deal.

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet altered its posture, likely to enforce a blockade of Ukraine, according to the British Ministry of Defense’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/26/british-defense-ministry-warns-of-potential-naval-blockade-in-black-sea

U.K. MoD: Russian Anti-Ship Missile Used in Fatal Attack on Civilians in Ukraine, Killing 40

AS-4 Kitchen Missile flown by a Tupolev Tu-22M bomber

Russian military likely used an anti-ship missile in the attack on Dnipro, which killed 40 people, according to the British Ministry of Defense.

Russian troops used the long-range, 1980s-era AS-4 Kitchen cruise missile, launched from a Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire medium bomber, according to the British MoD on Monday.
The Kitchen missile is a long-range tactical, standoff missile. It is not known for its precision when used against ground...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/17/u-k-mod-russian-anti-ship-missile-used-in-fatal-attack-on-civilians-in-ukraine-killing-40

Top Stories 2022: War in Ukraine

Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles. Ukraine MoD Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

It has been 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war is on track to extend into the new year.

Peace talks between the two countries are unlikely to happen in the near future, due to unwavering demands on both sides, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Russia wants four regions of Ukraine it says it annexed in September, while Kyiv wants Russian...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/28/top-stories-2022-war-in-ukraine

Russian Forces Unprepared to Protect Against Drones, Lack Adequate Command and Control, Panel Says

Image of the suspected Ukrainian USV circulating on Russian social media. Image via Naval News

Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea fleet over the weekend are showing Moscow the vulnerability of its ships in port to new types of unmanned weapons, a Kremlin analyst at the CNA said Tuesday.

Samuel Bendett said recent sea drone and unmanned aerial system swarm attacks have the potential to seize “the show going forward.”

He added that buying commercial drones – particularly quadcopters for intelligence,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/01/russian-forces-unprepared-to-protect-against-drones-lack-adequate-command-and-control-panel-says

Romanian Navy Needs Minehunters to Keep Black Sea Safe for Ships, Navy Chief Says

Lt. Remus Lepri (F-24) in port in Constanta, Romania on May 7, 2022. US Army Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Romania’s navy wants more minehunters in order to keep merchant ships safer in the Black Sea, its top Navy official said last week.

The mine threat in the Black Sea is affecting overall freedom of navigation in the region, Rear Adm. Mihai Panait, chief of Naval Forces of Romania, said at a discussion on the Black Sea hosted by Yorktown Institute and New Strategy Center.

Ukrainian forces mined the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/03/romanian-navy-needs-minehunters-to-keep-black-sea-safe-for-ships-navy-chief-says

Russian Navy Moving Kilo Attack Boats to Safety from Ukraine Strike Risk, Says U.K. MoD

Improved Kilo-class (Varshavyanka-class) attack submarine. RIA Novosti Photo

Russia has “almost certainly” moved its Black Sea Fleet Kilo-class submarines from Sevastopol, Crimea, to the Novorossiysk port in Krasnodar Krai, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced in a Tuesday intelligence report.

Russia could have up to four of the diesel-electric attack boats in the Black Sea.
All of the Kilo-class are capable of launching Kalibr NK cruise missiles. Sea-launched Kalibirs have been used...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/20/russian-navy-moving-kilo-attack-boats-to-safety-from-ukraine-strike-risk-says-u-k-mod

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