Russian Black Sea Fleet Missing From Putin's Muted Navy Parade

The U.K. government said that 26 Russian vessels have been damaged or destroyed since the outbreak of all-out war in Ukraine.

Russia's Black Sea Fleet was largely missing from the annual Navy Day parade celebrating Moscow's strength on the seas, according to reports, as Ukraine whittles away at the Kremlin's vessels and facilities around the annexed Crimean Peninsula.Only two Black Sea Fleet vessels—a Syria-based corvette and the Admiral Grigorovich frigate—appeared in the broadcast, the BBC's Russian service reported on Sunday.

'In the past year we've seen Ukraine—a country which barely has a navy—bring the Russian Black Sea Fleet to heel through a combination of drones and long-range missiles,' Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the U.K. chief of the defense staff, said earlier this month.Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.None of the ships Ukraine's military has said it has damaged or destroyed in the past year appeared in the main naval parade in St.

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