We have approximately 600,000 Russian forces engaged in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin said to CNN on June 19, 2025 ...

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On December 26, 2023, Novocherkassk, a major Russian landing ship ... impedes Russia’s ability to further attack and invade Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Reported casualties of 74 crew killed and 27 ...

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Russia’s Black Sea fleet has suffered severe setbacks as ... Last week, Ukrainian media touted a major victory over the Russian fleet with the publication of a video that allegedly showed ...

The Russian Black Sea Fleet is grappling with a severe crisis following the recent sinking of the Kilo-class submarine "Rostov-on-Don." According to Tech the loss of this submarine has left the ...

Amid mounting frustrations over the Ukraine war, Russian naval officers may be sabotaging their own submarines, reviving a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ousted the country’s navy chief after a series of humiliating Ukrainian attacks decimated Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet, according to multiple reports.

Ukrainian forces have destroyed or damaged over 25% of major Russian warships operating in the Black Sea,” the British Military Intelligence stated. These losses include the Moskva guided ...

He signaled this is the main Russian naval threat at the moment. Referencing surface ship losses, he said that Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been "called a submarine fleet," adding that "now ...

These losses ultimately forced the Russians ... drones were used to travel nearly 500 miles across the Black Sea to strike Russian vessels around the new base. The Ukrainians’ sea drone ...