Ships Lost, Damaged Or Seized During The Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part 5)

I have been trying to keep a list the of damage and losses to the ships both civilian and military, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The list below is the list of the ships that have been damaged, sunk or seized since 24 February 2022 as of today. I welcome any... Continue Reading →

Ships Lost, Damaged Or Seized During The Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part 4)

I have been trying to keep a list the of damage and losses to the ships both civilian and military, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The list below is the list of the ships that have been damaged, sunk or seized since 24 February 2022 as of today. I welcome any... Continue Reading →

Naval Losses During The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

One year ago today the Russian invasion of Ukraine started. Here is the list of the ships that have been damaged or sunk during the course of the war. No roses grow on sailors' graves. Glory to Ukraine! Date Ship Type Country Event and Location Losses 24.02.2022 Yasa Jupiter Civilian merchant ship Marshall Island Damage... Continue Reading →

Mine Scare In The Black Sea

On 8 September 2022, a Romanian ship reported a floating mine approximately 25 nautical miles northeast of Constanta harbour. The mine is believed to be one of the mines laid during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Romanian Naval Forces deployed Musca class minesweeper Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu to destroy the mine. However, when the minesweeper... Continue Reading →

Ships Lost, Damaged Or Seized During The Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part 3)

It's been six months since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. I have been trying to keep a list the of damage and losses to the ships, since the start of the invasion. The list below is the list of the ships that have been damaged, sunk or seized since 24 February 2022. I welcome... Continue Reading →

The SNMG-2 Is Back In Istanbul

On 29 March four ships of NATO Standing Maritime Force 2 transited northbound through Turkish Straits and entered the Black Sea. This was the start of the task force’s first Black Sea deployment in 2019. The French National Marine contribution to the SNMG-2 FS Var also arrived in Istanbul but she did not proceed to... Continue Reading →

The Kerch Incident

Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels on 25th November 2018 Sunday and escalated the feud between two countries to the next level. The Ukrainian trio - Gurza-M class gunboats P-175 Berdyansk, P-176 Nikopol and the tug A-947 Yana Kapu – set sail from Odessa and was destined to Berdyansk by the Azov Sea. The Azov Sea... Continue Reading →

NATO Naval Taskforces End Their Deployment To The Black Sea

On early July, flagships of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) HNLMS De Ruyter and FGS Rhein arrived in Bulgarian port Burgas for the Bulgarian led exercise Breeze 2018. Replenishment ship FS Marne of Marine Nationale and Greek fast attack craft HS Daniolos followed them. BREEZE 2018... Continue Reading →

Ukranian Naval Exercise Sea Breeze 17 Has Started

Sea Breeze 2017 naval exercise has started in Odessa, Ukraine. This is the 17th edition of exercise which takes place in the Black Sea between 10. and 23. July 2017. This year over 3,000 military personnel, 31 ship and 29 aircraft from the following nations is taking part: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania,... Continue Reading →

Commander Of The Ukrainian Navy Visited Turkey

The Commander of Ukrainian Navy, Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko visited Turkey this week. As official guest of Turkish Naval Forces, he arrived in Ankara on 19th April. After talks focused on discussions of regional security in the Black Sea, as well as aspects of bilateral cooperation with his Turkish counterpart, Vice Admiral Vorochenko, visited Gölcük... Continue Reading →

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