Russia-Ukraine War – 2 Russian Navy Warships damaged after Missile Attacks – 13.09.2023
On Wednesday 13th September, 2023 Ukraine confirmed it severely damaged the Russian Navy Improved Kilo Class submarine (Project 636.3) RFS ROSTOV-NA-DONU with British supplied cruise missiles Storm Shadow , during a missile attack on the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Russian occupied Crimea while drydocked. Russia said 10 cruise missiles were fired against the […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Missile Hits on Naval Vessels – 17.06.2022
On Friday 17th June, 2022 the Ukrainian Forces hit the Russian naval tugboat RFS SPASATEL VASILIY BEKH SB-739 with two Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea the first time it has claimed to have struck a Russian vessel with Western supplied Harpoon Missiles. The naval tug was transporting ammunition, weapons and personnel from the Black […]
Russia-Ukraine War – 2021 built Russian Navy Logistic Ship VSEVOLOD BOBROV damaged with missile hit – 12.05.2022
On Thursday 12th May, 2022 the Ukrainian forces have damaged the 2021 built 94.88 metres Russian Navy logistics ship (Project 23120) VSEVOLOD BOBROV in the Black Sea off Zmiinyi Island known as Snake Island with an Ukrainian Navy Anti-Ship Neptun Missile Hit, setting her on fire. She was carrying reinforcements to the island, including Pantsir […]
Russia-Ukraine War – RFS MOSKVA 121 sank – 14.04.2022
The Russian Navy Slava Class or Project 1164 Atlant Guided Missile cruiser RFS MOSKVA 121 that was damaged in an explosion last Wednesday 13th April sank while she was being towed to a safe port on Thursday 14th April, 2022. TASS reported “The cruiser “Moskva” sank while being towed in a storm – Russian Defense […]
Russia-Ukraine War – RFS MOSKVA 121 damaged – 12.04.2022
On Tuesday 12th April, 2022 the Russian Navy Black Sea Flagship RFS MOSKVA 121 has suffered major damage with around 500 complement abandoning the ship, state media said late Tuesday in reports following Ukrainian claims of hitting the ship with a missile strike. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the mishap of the cruiser according to […]
Russia-Ukraine War – Ukrainian Navy destroy Russian Navy RFS ORSK BDK 148 – 24.03.2022
On Thursday 24th March a Russian Navy Project 1171 Tapir Class landing ship (NATO reporting name as Alligator) RFS ORSK BDK 148 was destroyed with 2 other naval vessels damaged in the occupied Ukrainian port city of Berdiansk by the Ukrainian Military. 24 hours before this was the scene while she was discharging military equipment […]
Ukraine Crisis – Ukranian Air Force Pilot Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko killed – Feb 2022
On Tuesday 1st March 2022 news broke that Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko ,, reportedly nicknamed “Grey Wolf” a Ukrainian air force fighter pilot, was killed while defending his country’s capital from Russian fighter jets. President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Oksanchenko with the title of Hero of Ukraine. Confirming the news today, Ukraine’s government it lost “one of […]
Ukraine Crisis – Ships Shelled in Black Sea – Feb 2022
The Black Sea is a critical region for agricultural traders and oil traders alike. Ukraine and Russia together account for more than a quarter of the global trade in wheat and about a fifth of corn. That trade was thrown into chaos after Ukraine’s ports closed in the wake of Russia’s invasion. With Russia invasion […]
Ukraine Crisis – Crew Member Killed after Bangladeshi ship was hit by Russian Navy Missile – 02.03.2022
On Wednesday 2nd March, 2022 around 1730 hrs the anchored Bangladeshi bulker BANGLAR SAMRIDDHI was hit by a Russian navy missile with the cause of 1 crew member fatality. The 2018 built bulker was partly loaded and anchored at the Olvia Anchorage, Mykolaiv Port area, Ukraine, Black sea. She arrived from Eregli, Turkey on Tuesday […]
Ukraine Crisis – Russian Navy building up around Ukraine – 21.02.2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow does not want a war in Europe amid rising tensions over Ukraine but demanded that the issue of Kyiv’s relationship with NATO be resolved in its entirety immediately. Speaking at a joint news conference on Tuesday 15th February, 2022 after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Putin said Russia had […]
