Five Russian divers tried to lift a Ukrainian drone in Novorossiysk bay — they never surfaced again
The sea drone detonated during the recovery attempt, killing Russia’s elite sabotage group instantly.
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Russian new tugboat sinks in Saint Petersburg — another blow to fleet crippled by Ukraine’s strikes
Launched less than three years ago, this vessel, designed for ice and open-water missions, now rests partially submerged.
ISW: Russia wants to modernize army for long war with Ukraine and possible NATO confrontation
Moscow’s 2027-2036 rearmament program focuses on upgrading air defense, AI integration, and space capabilities.
Three years ago, Russia first struck Ukraine with weapons that backfired, burning its fleet and changing military history
What began as Russia's technological terror campaign has evolved into Ukraine's mastery of a new warfare paradigm.
“Kill a navy for the price of a car”: Ukraine’s drones drove out Putin’s fleet from the Black Sea — then turned on his fighter jets
When Russia stole Crimea— with most of Ukraine's navy —Kyiv made the weapons with 200-to-1 combat ratio, crippling Assad's supply lines and turning the Black Sea into a graveyard for Putin's most elite force.
Ukraine claims first-ever $ 50 million fighter jet kill with sea drone
Ukraine's military successfully destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a Magura V5 marine drone.
UK intel: Russia times Kyiv missile attack after energy ceasefire to exploit replenished stockpiles
UK says Russia’s strike combined long-range bombers, fleet assets, and drones in a complex package designed to test Ukrainian defense saturation.
UK intel: Ukraine’s unconventional warfare reshapes Black Sea power balance
Although outnumbered, Ukrainian forces have managed to restrict Russian operational maneuverability on the waves.
UK intel: Ukraine constrains Russian Navy, but Black Sea Fleet maintains strike power
The situation in the Black Sea demonstrates how Ukraine's strategy has reshaped but not eliminated the maritime threat, as Russian forces adapt their tactics under pressure.
UK intel: Russia’s fleet forced to change area of operation, but retains ability to support land operations
Moscow has been repeatedly outmaneuvered by Ukraine's innovative tactics and modern weaponry, forcing the retreat of its prized Black Sea Fleet from Crimea's historic ports to safer waters.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet stays outside Crimea due to threat of Ukrainian strikes
The Russian Navy does not plan to return to Crimea since Ukrainian strikes on the fleet and other assets in the occupied peninsula have made harboring there dangerous, according to Ukrainian Naval spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk.
Russia’s submarine dilemma amid Ukraine’s strikes: Repair and risk, or decay and sink
Russian submarines in the Black Sea now find themselves vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes, with no safe repair options following the latest attack on the "Rostov-na-Donu" in occupied Crimea, potentially affecting four other submarines in the Black Sea.
Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea, says Ukrainian navy chief
Ukraine's naval chief claims that nearly all combat-ready Russian warships have been relocated from Crimea, significantly impacting Moscow's Black Sea operations.
WSJ: Ukraine’s Sea Baby drones strike 4 Russian ships with underwater mines
Ukraine's remote sea mining is a world first in naval warfare.
Russian-installed authorities in Crimea ramp up army recruitment advertising
In temporarily occupied Crimea, a surge in recruitment advertising by Russian-installed authorities signals a desperate push to bolster military ranks, as Moscow intensifies efforts to turn the peninsula into a strategic launchpad for its ongoing war against Ukraine. According to Krym.Realii, outdoor and online advertisements for contractual army service have multiplied, amid promises of high pay and land incentives.
Ukraine war erodes Russia’s grip on Black Sea, Mediterranean
The ongoing war in Ukraine has damaged one-third of Russia's Black Sea warships and cut off its ability to rotate naval assets through Turkish straits, weakening the Kremlin's power projection in the Mediterranean region it once dominated.
British Defense Ministry: Russia enhances defense of Novorossiysk Sea Port in Black Sea Fleet from Ukrainian strikes
Russian 4 barges positioned at Novorossiysk port entrance to protect Black Sea Fleet assets after increased risk of Ukrainian strikes in Sevastopol
UK intel: Russian high-value vessels redeploy from Sevastopol due to Ukrainian strikes
Ukrainian strikes on occupied Crimea's Sevastopol naval base compel Russian high-value vessels to use alternative ports, demonstrating Ukraine's success in reducing the Black Sea Fleet's ability to project power in the region, per UK intelligence.
Ukraine destroyed or disabled a third of Russia’s Black Sea warships – Ukrainian Navy
"Our ultimate goal is the complete absence of military ships of the so-called Russian Federation in the Azov and Black Sea regions," Pletenchuk stated.
Military Intelligence: Russian large landing ship Yamal sustains critical damage
On 23 March Ukraine's military reportedly hit large landing ships Yamal and Azov, a communications center and several infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, the city in Russian-occupied Crimea