Pletenchuk: Russia loses Crimea as naval base

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How it spread - 10 original reports

1. Tue, 11 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)13:47
     Pletenchuk: Russia loses Crimea as naval base

     Russia has effectively lost the ability to use occupied Crimea as a naval base, but continues to launch airstrikes against Ukraine and maintain military infrastructure on the peninsula.

   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)14:20first to report
     Pletenchuk calls Novorossiysk last outpost for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

     Novorossiysk remains the last outpost where Russia can station its Black Sea Fleet warships after losing the ability to use Crimea as a naval base fully.

2. Fri, 14 August 2026

   1 report
   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)09:00
     Russia unlikely to withdraw Black Sea Fleet from Novorossiysk after strikes – Ukrainian Navy spokesman

     Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk believes Russia will keep its fleet in Novorossiysk despite a massive Ukrainian strike on its warships.

3. Thu, 20 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Novinky (Czechia)06:59
     Ukrajinci vyřadili z provozu vlajkovou loď ruské Černomořské flotily

     Ukrajinská armáda během útoku z 12. srpna vyřadila z provozu chloubu ruské Černomořské flotily fregatu Admiral Makarov. Informují o tom média s tím, že plavidlo minimálně na rok zcela ztratilo útočný potenciál a schopnost bojových operací.

   • Kyiv Post (Ukraine)09:35
     Ukraine May Have Left 2 Russian Frigates Unable to Launch Missiles After Novorossiysk Strike

     Satellite imagery reportedly shows serious damage to Russia’s Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen after Ukraine’s Aug. 12 strike on Novorossiysk. Russian and Ukrainian OSINT sources claim both frigates suffered damage to their missile-launch and combat-control systems, though the extent remains unconfirmed.

4. Sat, 22 August 2026

   1 report
   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)19:15
     Ukraine’s USF strike 36 Russian shadow fleet vessels in Black and Azov Seas in August

     The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 36 vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov between August 1 and 22.

5. Mon, 31 August 2026

   1 report
   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)10:05
     Russian cargo ship runs aground off Turkey’s coast

     The Russian cargo ship OMSKIY-107, which was reportedly attacked near the port of Novorossiysk, has run aground off the coast of the Şile district in Turkey’s Istanbul province.

6. Wed, 2 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Novinky (Czechia)07:12
     Ukrajinci hlásí odříznutí 2500 ruských vojáků na Kinburské kose

     Zhruba 2500 ruských vojáků zůstalo odříznuto od zásobování na Kinburské kose, úzkém poloostrově, který vybíhá do Černého moře v ukrajinské Mykolajivské oblasti. Tvrdí to ukrajinští velitelé, které vyzpovídalo Rádio Svobodná Evropa/Rádio Svoboda (RFE/RL).

   • Ukrinform (Ukraine)18:58
     Defense Forces destroy Russian unmanned surface vessel near Zmiinyi Island

     A Russian unmanned naval vessel was detected and destroyed in the Black Sea near Zmiinyi Island.

7. Thu, 3 September 2026

   1 report
   • Bloomberg Politics13:43
     Ukraine Attacks Ship Used to Repair Key Black Sea Oil Moorings

     Ukraine attacked a small service ship involved in planned repair works at the key CPC oil terminal in the Black Sea, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The facility is vital to Kazakstan’s crude exports.