naval fleet

The Hetman Sahaidachny flagship of the Ukrainian Navy has been sunk to prevent the Russian occupying forces from using it, including for sabotage.

The State Border Guards Service of Ukraine released audio messages from a crew member confirming that the civilian ship “HELT”, under the Panamanian flag, had been destroyed by Russian troops in Ukraine's territorial waters.

The freighter Helt, belonging to an Estonian company and sailing under the flag of Panama, has sunk near the port of Odesa due to an explosion.

Saturday 26 February 2022, 14:20
The Russian occupiers have blocked civil shipping lanes in the Black Sea off the south-west coast of Ukraine.

President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Ihor Voronchenko as Commander of the Navy, he said during the celebrations for Navy Day in Odesa.

Kyiv is taking serious measures to restore the fighting capacity of ships that were withdrawn from the occupied Crimea.