Ukrainian military operations have destroyed 15 Russian warships in the Black Sea and damaged 12 others since the start of the full-scale invasion, Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk reported on Nov. 17.
Ukraine has been wreaking havoc on Russia’s navy in the Black Sea through the use of new homemade sea drones and foreign-supplied cruise missiles. As a result of these suffocating attacks, Russia has been forced to have the bulk of its navy retreat from Sevastopol — a port that was first claimed by Russia in 1783 under Catherine the Great. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, Russia deployed six amphibious assault ships to the Black Sea, heightening the threat to Ukraine's southern shores.
Key developments on Oct. 24: Zelensky: Full Ukrainian fire control over Crimea 'only a matter of time' SBU charges businessman over supplying materials for Russian warships Around 1,000 civilians remain in Avdiivka Ukraine reportedly repurposes US-supplied missiles for air defense Russia lacks infantry capability, UK intel says Ukrainian forces will soon have fire control capabilities over Russian-occupied Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in an online address to the parliamentary summit of the Crimean Platform on Oct. 24.
The Russian navy is making little use of Sevastopol’s bays for their ships after successful strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, Natalia Humeniuk, head of the coordination press center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine, said on national television on Oct. 22.
Finland's National Bureau of Investigation is checking data on Russian and Chinese vessels that were near the site of the Balticconnector gas pipeline accident, the agency's press service reported on Oct. 17.