The Defense Blog reports that a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile corvette Ivanovets appears to have caused a massive explosion in Kyiv’s largest strike against Russia’s navy since December. The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) has released footage … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Black Sea Fleet
The BBC reports that Russia says that Ukraine carried out a “massive” drone attack on Saturday on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship. Nine drones were used, a top official said. Unconfirmed … Continue reading
Fifty five years ago today, on October 29th 1955, the battleship Novorossiysk, flagship of the Soviet Black Sea fleet, moored in Sevastopol Bay, was shattered by a powerful explosion which caused the ship to capsize and sink. Over six hundred sailors lost … Continue reading