The website proekt studied the published data on warship losses and concluded that since the beginning of the war at least 12 warships and patrol boats
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine its Fleet Black Sea it had 275 ships and boats, of which only 58 were fighting. Taking into account the patrol boats in the composition of the fleet there were 74 combat units.
The proekt website studied the published data on warship losses and concluded that since the beginning of the war at least 12 warships and patrol vessels of the Black Sea Fleet have been sunk or heavily damaged.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has not announced overall losses suffered by the Black Sea Fleet during the war with Ukraine.
On April 13, the flagship of the Fleet of the Black Sea, the cruiser Moskva, which participated in the war with Ukraine, sank. The Ukrainian military command and the Pentagon said the ship was hit by Ukrainian missiles. The Russian side denies this, citing the destruction of the cruiser as a result of a fire that led to the firing of ammunition.
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