Russia's largest attack on Ukraine just showed that its Black Sea Fleet is still dangerous despite its heavy losses

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A warship fires missiles on the open ocean.
This handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in July 2024 shows long-range Kalibr cruise missiles launched by a Russian military ship from an unknown location.

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Ukraine likely used US-made ATACMS to take out a $300 million Russian submarine, UK intelligence says

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Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 13, 2022.
The Rostov-on-Don submarine.

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Ukraine may have found new ships to target in its quest to hobble Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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The Konstantin Olshansky in Sevastopol, Crimea, in 2011. The ship was flying a Ukrainian flag at the time, before it was captured by Russia.

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Ukraine pushed Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea but retaking the peninsula will be incredibly hard

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A Russian warship sailed near the Kerch Bridge linking the Russian mainland to Crimea in July 2023.
A Russian warship sailed near the Kerch Bridge linking the Russian mainland to Crimea in July 2023.

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With no traditional navy of its own, Ukraine has relied on 3 military innovations to hammer Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A Magura V5 sea drone, a Neptune anti-ship missile, and a Sea Baby drone.

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The 'humiliating' retreat of Russia's fleet from Crimea proves its threats don't mean anything, expert says

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Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Moskva sailed back into a harbor in the port of Sevastopol, Crimea
Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Moskva sailed back into a harbor in the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, in 2021.

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Ukrainian navy chief says sea drone strikes have rendered Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ in occupied Crimea effectively useless

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk in July 2023.
Warships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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Russia's navy sought a safer spot, but is still at the mercy of Ukraine's drones and missiles, experts say

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A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm
A warship docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on November 27, 2023.

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Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says

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A Sea Baby drone.
A Sea Baby drone.

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Russia is patrolling the Black Sea with submarines after its surface fleet got walloped, Ukraine says

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Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia
Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5, 2022.

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