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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Russia's latest naval mission is a flex to cover for its embarrassing losses in the Black Sea, US official says

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The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port
The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port on June 24, 2019.

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Ukraine's exploding naval drones are hunting down Russian vessels like tugboats after the big Black Sea Fleet warships fell back

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A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.
A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.

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Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Ukraine is facing off against Russia's formidable Black Sea Fleet. How are Ukraine's cheap unmanned sea drones and Western missiles taking down Russian warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

Video shows Ukrainian sea drones striking 2 ships, as Ukraine continues to harass Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Screengrab from a video of two sea naval drones attacking a ship-boat depot in Crimea
Screengrab from a video of two naval drones hitting a depot in Crimea on May 30, 2024.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Ukraine has devastated Russia's Black Sea Fleet without even having a real navy. These are the Russian warships Ukraine has taken out.

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Russian Navy frigates fire missiles
Russian Navy frigates fire missiles during Russia's Navy Day celebration in Sevastopol in Crimea.

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Ukraine says it may have destroyed Russia's last cruise missile carrier based out of Crimea

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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023. Used for illustration purposes.

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Watch an exploding Ukrainian drone boat dodge fire from the air to kill one of the small, high-speed Russian ships still fighting in the Black Sea

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A Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone approaches a Russian boat in the occupied Crimean peninsula.
A Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone approaches a Russian boat in the occupied Crimean peninsula.

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Ukraine says it hit one of Russia's oldest and proudest ships, continuing its rampage against the Black Sea Fleet

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An image of the Russian salvage ship the Kommuna, shared by the Defense of Ukraine X account on April 21, 2024. A military-style rectangular targeting graphic is superimposed over the image along with the words
An image of the Russian salvage ship the Kommuna in crosshairs, as shared by the Defense of Ukraine X account on April 21, 2024.

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Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry

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

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