Russia’s Black Sea losses

Ukraine’s success at sea, despite not having a naval fleet, has seen almost a third of Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea Fleet of 74 vessels destroyed or badly damaged

RUSSIA
Russian control 
Kyiv 
UKRAINE
CRIMEA 
ROMANIA
Bosphorus
TURKEY
BLACK SEA 
Novorossiysk
400km 250 miles

1 Mar 24, 2022 Saratov: T ank landing ship destroyed in Berdyansk

2 Apr 13-14, Moskva: Black Sea Fleet flagship (above), sunk by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles

3 Jun 17, Vasily Bekh: Anti-ship missiles sink Russian rescue tug

Sep 14: Moscow relocates four Kilo-class submarines to Novorossiysk

4 Oct 29, Admiral Makarov: Frigate hit by USV attacks in Sevastopol

5 May 24, 2023, Ivan Khurs: USVs hit intelligence ship in Bosphorus

6 Jun 11, Priazovye: Intelligence ship attacked south of Sevastopol

7 Aug 3, Olenegorsky Gornyak: Landing ship badly damaged by USV attack at Novorossiysk

8 Aug 5, Sig: Oil tanker attacked in Kerch Strait

9 Aug 18, Sparta-IV: USV attack on supply ship at Novorossiysk

10 Sep 13-22, Yaz, Ursa Major, Minsk, Rostov-on-Don: Tanker, arms ship, landing ship and submarine believed destroyed in cruise missile and USV attacks on Sevastopol

11 Nov 4, Askold: Missile corvette destroyed by SCALP missile in Kerch

12 Dec 26, Novocherkassk: Landing ship damaged at town of Feodosiya

13 Jan 31, 2024, Ivanovets: Missile corvette sunk in Lake Donuzlav

14 Feb 14, Caesar Kunikov: Landing ship sunk at town of Yalta

MAGURA V5
Unmanned surface vessel (USV)
Length: 5.5m
Speed: Up to 78km/h 
Payload: 300kg of explosive


Sources: Kyev Post, Oryx, Newsweek, U.S. Naval Institute Picture: Russian MoD © GRAPHIC NEWS