List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War

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This is a list of vessels damaged, sunk or captured during the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the 2018 Kerch Strait incident and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

List of ships

2014 annexation of Crimea

Russian Navy

Ukrainian Navy

  • At least 100 Ukrainian Navy vessels were captured by Russian forces during the capture of Southern Naval Base, Sevastopol Bay and Striletska Bay,[4] 35 of which were returned by June 2014 (inclusive).[5][6] According to one estimate, 75% of the Ukrainian naval fleet was captured in 2014.[7]

Ukrainian Sea Guard

Civilian vessels

2014—2015 War in Donbas

Ukrainian Sea Guard

2018 Kerch Strait incident

Berdiansk, after her capture by Russian forces, with a hole in the pilothouse

Russian Navy

  • Izumrud — The patrol boat was damaged during the Kerch Strait incident of 25 November after colliding with the Russian tug Don.[18]
  • 1 unidentified vessel was damaged the same day while ramming the Ukrainian tugboat Yany Kapu.[19][20][21]

Ukrainian Navy

  • P175 Berdiansk and P176 Nikopol — The two Gyurza-M-class artillery boats were damaged and captured by Russian ships on 25 November.[22][23] The ships were returned to Ukraine on 18 November 2019.[24]
  • A947 Yany Kapu — The Prometey-class tugboat was damaged and captured by Russia on 25 November. It was returned to Ukraine on 18 November 2019.[23][24]

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022-present)

A Russian warship on fire during the Battle of Berdiansk

Russian Navy

  • 5 Raptor-class patrol boats — On 22 March 2022, a video appeared of a Raptor-class patrol boat being hit and damaged by an anti-tank guided missile. According to Russian sources, it had to be towed away afterwards.[25] On the first week of May 2022, Ukrainian forces using Bayraktar TB2 drones attacked four Raptor-class boats (in addition to one BK-16 high speed as boat, mentioned below) near Snake Island. The extent of the damage was not initially known,[26][27][28] but it emerged that three boats were destroyed[29] while one of the Raptor boats withstood the damage and was filmed in Sevastopol for repairs.[30]
  • Saratov — On 24 March 2022, a Russian Navy Alligator-class landing ship that was docked in Berdiansk, Ukraine, caught fire. The Ukrainian military claimed that they had hit it, that it was destroyed and that it was the Orsk.[31] Later the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that Saratov had been destroyed.[32] Two other Russian ships, the Caesar Kunikov, and the Novocherkassk, that were docked nearby sailed away, with fire and smoke billowing out of one.[33][34][35] On 2 July 2022, Russian official said the ship was scuttled back in March by its own crew in order "to prevent detonation of the on-board munitions by the fire that had started" due to a Tochka-U ballistic missile that hit the port. The Saratov was subsequently salvaged and was to be towed to Kerch, Crimea.[36]
  • Moskva — On 13 April 2022, two Ukrainian officials said that the Slava-class cruiser had been hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles and was on fire in heavy seas. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the ship was seriously damaged after a fire caused a munitions explosion. The next day, Russian officials said that the ship had sunk while being towed to port.[37]
  • BK-16 high-speed assault boat — In the first week of May 2022, a video appeared of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone hitting and sinking a high-speed assault boat near Snake Island.[29] The wreck was later recovered.[38]
  • Serna-class landing craft — On 7 May 2022, a video appeared of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone hitting and sinking a landing craft on Snake Island.[39][40]
  • Veliky Ustyug — On 17 June 2022, a photo emerged of the ship being towed on the Volga River in a damaged state. The Buyan-M-class corvette had participated in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[41][42]
  • Vasily Bekh — On 17 June 2022, Ukraine claimed to have sunk the rescue tug (Russian: Спасатель, "Spasatel") Vasily Bekh with two Harpoon missiles causing it to sink shortly thereafter.[43] Shortly after the sinking, on 21 June, British military intelligence confirmed the attack, stating that the vessel sunk was almost certainly Vasily Bekh.[44]
  • Ivan Golubets — On 29 October 2022, Ukrainian forces used an Unmanned Aerial and Submarine Vehicle to strike Russian forces in Sevastopol, Crimea. According to Russia, Ukrainian UAVs slightly damaged the Natya-class minesweeper.[45]
  • Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship Ivan Khurs possibly damaged by one of three Ukrainian sea drones on 24 May 2023.[46]
  • Olenegorsky Gornyak — On 4 August 2023, near the Port of Novorossiysk a Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship was seriously damaged by a joint effort of the Ukrainian SBU and the Ukrainian Navy, possibly using a sea drone, and towed to port by the Russian Navy. Following the attack the Ukrainian Navy reported Russian ships leaving port and to some extent dispersing in the Black Sea.[47]
  • Rostov-on-Don and Minsk — On 13 September 2023, a submarine and landing ship were attacked by Ukrainian Su-24s armed with Storm Shadow missiles, visibly destroying the Minsk landing ship following a nighttime raid on Sevastopol. The Kilo-class submarine was damaged beyond economic repair according to a military analyst.[48] However, the Russian government stated they would repair both ships and return them to full operational status.[49]
  • Askold (ru) — On 4 November 2023, Ukrainian forces struck Zalyv Shipbuilding yard in Russian-occupied Kerch, Crimea, with cruise missiles, damaging the relatively new Karakurt-class corvette Askold, which carries Kalibur cruise missiles.[50] On 6 November 2023 president Zelensky stated that the ship was destroyed.[51]
  • Novocherkassk, a major Russian landing ship, was struck December 26, 2023, while docked in Feodosia, southern Crimea, by air-launched cruise missiles, according to Ukraine's Air Force -- confirmed by Russian authorities (vaguely) and by Russian media. Ukraine said it was destroyed, and unlikely to return to service.[52][53][54] Video supplied by various sources, including Ukrainian authorities and Russian reports on Telegram, showed massive and multiple explosions and fires, with indications that munitions aboard the ship had been detonated by the attack (Ukraine said the ship was used to launch cruise missiles against Ukrainian cities). Russian authorities conceded that one person had been killed, and other sources indicated more, though no official confirmation of the ship's loss was immediately made. Independent analysts said the strike substantially impedes Russia's ability to further attack and invade Ukraine's Black Sea coast.[52][53][54]
  • Stenka-class patrol boat — The Atesh guerrilla movement in Crimea reported that a Russian patrol boat was sunk during a Ukrainian air and sea drone attack between 28th and 31st December 2023. Satellite imagery taken before and after the attacks seemed to prove to sinking of the patrol vessel.[55]
  • Ivanovets — On 1 February 2024, Ukraine released video claiming to show the sinking of the Tarantul-class corvette R-334 Ivanovets using USVs.[56][57]
  • Caesar Kunikov — On 14 February 2024, Ukraine released a video showing the sinking of the Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov off the coast of Crimea.[58]

Ukrainian Navy

  • A206 Vinnytsia - Previously converted to an auxiliary ship in 2018 and decommissioned in 2021. In June 2022, footage emerged showing the Grisha II-class ship sunk at moorings, after a Russian attack on 24 February 2022.[59][60]
  • 8 unidentified vessels were claimed, on 26 February 2022, as destroyed by Russian forces.[61]
  • F130 Hetman Sahaidachny — Flagship of Ukraine. On 3 March 2022, was reported by Ukrainian forces that the Krivak-III class frigate was scuttled in Mykolaiv to prevent its capture by the Russian Navy.[62][63]
  • P190 Sloviansk — On 3 March 2022 the patrol boat was sunk by a Russian aircraft using an X-31 air-to-surface missile.[64][65]
  • Henichesk (M360) [uk] - In August 2022, Ukrainian officials reported the loss of the Yevgenya-class minesweeper during the opening phases of the Russian invasion alongside P190 Sloviansk.[66]
  • P186 Korets — A Sorum-class sea-going tug converted to a patrol vessel was captured by Russian forces during the fall of Berdiansk.[67][68][69]
  • 5 Gyurza-M-class gunboats — P174 Akkerman and P179 Vyshhorod were captured by Russian forces during the fall of Berdiansk.[67][68][69] P177 Kremenchuk was captured by Russian forces during the Siege of Mariupol.[69][70] P178 Lubny was declared missing by Ukraine;[71] the ship was sunk and then raised by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol.[72][73][74] On 4 November 2022, one Gyurza-M class boat from the Ukrainian Navy was damaged by Russian ZALA Lancet loitering munition near Ochakiv.[75][76]
  • A512 Pereyaslav – A Project 1824 reconnaissance ship damaged by gunfire at the Dnieper river on 30 March 2022, according to Russian sources.[77]
  • A500 Donbas (command ship) — On 6 April 2022, satellite images showed the ship being engulfed in heavy smoke in the port of Mariupol, later the Ukrainian Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was destroyed during the Siege of Mariupol.[78][69]
  • Dmitry Chubar — A Rubin-class hydrographic boat. It was most likely captured or destroyed between the beginning of the invasion on 24 February 2022 and 20 May 2022; in 2021, it was reported to be deployed in Berdyansk.[79] In May 2022, satellite imagery of a Rubin-class boat captured by Russia in Mariupol emerged.[citation needed] Later in 2022, its capture was confirmed due to a change in the ship's registration. As of 2023, it is operated by the Russian port authorities in occupied Mariupol.[80]
  • L450 Stanislav — On 29 November 2022, Ukrainian media reported the loss of the Centaur-LK-class fast assault craft Stanislav during the 7 May Ukrainian counterattacks on Snake Island.[81][82]
  • 16–24 attack/reconnaissance USVs — Head no. 45V2NS1 was captured and subsequently destroyed by Russia in September 2022.[83] In an attack on 29 October, 2022, Russia claimed Ukraine used seven USVs;[84] independent analysis indicated the use of six to eight vessels, among which at least two were destroyed by Russia and at least three detonated when they hit Russian vessels.[85] One USV was reported to have detonated in an attack on the Sheskharis oil terminal[86] in Novorossiysk on 17 November, 2022.[87] Three USVs were reported to have been destroyed by Russia in an attack on the Sevastopol naval base on 22 March 2023.[88] Two USVs were reported to have been destroyed in an attack on the Sevastopol naval base on 24 April 2023.[89] In an attack on the Russian Navy intelligence ship Ivan Khurs, of which footage was first released on 24 May 2023, Russia claimed three USVs were destroyed. Footage indicated that one was destroyed by Ivan Khurs and one detonated upon impacting the ship.[90] In an attack on the Russian Navy intelligence ship Priazovye, of which footage was released on 11 June 2023, Russia claimed 6 were destroyed and showed evidence of the destruction of Kit ta Yenot.[91]
  • PO-2-class small patrol gunboat — On 17 April 2023, footage released by Russia showed the destruction of the PO-2-class gunboat by a Russian ZALA Lancet strike.[29][92]
  • Centaur LK — On 26 June 2023, a Centaur LK fast assault craft was damaged at port by a Russian attack.[93]

Ukrainian Sea Guard

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine[a]

Unaccounted for east of the Kerch Strait
  • BG-59 Onyx – A border support ship converted from a fishing vessel in 2000. It was most likely captured or destroyed between the beginning of the invasion and 20 May 2022; as of 2020,[102] it was reported to be deployed in Mariupol.[103]

Losses Summary

Number of vessels listed above as destroyed, sunk, scuttled, or captured excluding claims by the opposing side
Ship type Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy
Surface vessels
Cruisers 1 (9,380 t)
Frigate 1 (3,150 t)
Corvette 1 (830 t)
Patrol Boats 3 (69 t) 2 (1791 t)
Gunboat 6 (180 t)
Assault boats/craft 1 1 (94 t)
Surface vessels subtotal 5 (>9449 t) 11 (>6045 t)
Auxiliary vessels
Command ships 1 (5,520 t)
Landing ships (>50m length) 2 (6212 t)[b]
Landing craft (<50m) 1 (61 t)
Minesweeper 1 (88.5 t)
Tug 1 (1200 t)
Hydrographic vessels 1
Auxiliary vessels subtotal 4 (7473 t) 3 (>5608.5 t)
Total vessels 9 14
Total tonnage >16,922 t >11,653.5 t

Other naval vessels

On 9 September 2022, the engine of the Romanian Navy minesweeper Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu was damaged by the explosion at the waterline of a floating sea mine, 40 km off Constanța. There were no casualties.[104][105]

Civilian vessels

  • Russia SGV-Flot — The ore-bulk-oil carrier, owned by the Samarashipping and heading from Batumi to Yeysk, was struck by a missile fired by Ukrainian forces in the Sea of Azov off Dolzhanskaya, Russia at around 11:00 a.m. on 24 February 2022 and was moderately damaged, according to the Russian border guard service at Krasnodar. They claimed that two crew were injured, one of them seriously.[106]
  • Russia Seraphim Sarovskiy — The general cargo ship, owned by Rechmortrans and following the route from Turkey to Azov, was struck by a missile fired by Ukrainian forces in the Sea of Azov off Dolzhanskaya at around 11:00 a.m. on 24 February 2022 and was moderately damaged, according to the Russian border guard service at Krasnodar.[107]
  • Marshall Islands Yasa Jupiter — The bulk carrier, owned by Ya-Sa Holding of Turkey, was struck by a missile fired by Russian forces in the Black Sea off Odesa, Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Dniepr to Constanța, Romania.[108][109]
  • Moldova Millennial Spirit — The chemical tanker was shelled in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine on 25 February 2022. Its crew of ten were rescued,[110] the ship caught fire and was sunk.
  • Panama Namura Queen — The cargo ship was struck in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine by a missile fired by Russian forces on 25 February 2022.[111] There were no casualties reported and ship remained afloat.[112]
  • Ukraine Sapphire - On 26 February 2022, the civilian rescue ship was captured by Russian forces after trying to rescue Ukrainian sailors at Snake Island.[113] On 25 March, The crew was returned as part of a prisoner exchange.[114] On 8 April, Russia returned the ship to Ukrainian authorities.[113]
  • Ukraine Afina - On 26 February 2022, the bulk carrier was captured by Russian forces near Snake Island en route to Constanța, Romania. It was later released.[114][115]
  • Ukraine Princess Nikol - On 26 February 2022, the bulk carrier was captured by Russian forces near Snake Island en route to Constanța.[114][115]
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Lady Anastasia — The motor yacht, owned by Russian oligarch and Rosoboronexport head Aleksandr Mikheyev, experienced an attempted scuttling by one of its crew, a Ukrainian mechanic, at Palma de Mallorca, Spain on 27 February 2022.[116][117]
  • Bangladesh Banglar Samriddhi — The bulk carrier belonging to the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation was struck by a Russian missile at Mykolaiv and was set afire on 2 March 2022. One crew member, third engineer Hadisur Rahman, was killed.[118][119]
  • Panama Helt — The cargo ship, owned by the Tallinn-based Vista Shipping Agency, sank off the coast of Ukraine on 2 March 2022, likely after striking a mine.[120] The Panama Maritime Authority later reported that the ship was sunk by a Russian missile.[112] Four crew members were initially reported as missing and were later found.[121] Also reported to have been captured by the Russian Navy and used as a shield against Ukrainian shellfire.[122]
  • Panama Lord Nelson — The Panama Maritime Authority reported that Russian missiles had damaged the Panamanian-flagged ship, which remained afloat with no casualties reported.[112]
  • Dominica Azburg — The cargo ship was shelled and sunk on 4 April 2022 during the Battle of Mariupol, after being damaged the day before by two Russian missiles. One crew member was injured.[123]
  • Ukraine Kapitan Belousov — According to the Ukrainian military, the Mariupol Port Authority-owned icebreaker was shelled during the Siege of Mariupol, overnight between 7 and 8 April 2022. One crew member was killed and several injured.[124][125]
  • Malta Apache — According to Russian Ministry of Defence spokesman Igor Konashenkov, the bulk carrier, belonging to Turkey-based Misha Shipping, was fired upon by a patrol vessel of the Black Sea Fleet while in the Sea of Azov on 8 April. The bombardment started a fire to the stern which was extinguished by her crew. Konashenkov called the vessel a "Ukrainian cargo ship" and claimed that she had diverted from a convoy in an attempt to evacuate leaders of the Azov Battalion and mercenaries from Mariupol. Konashenkov reported no injuries, and that the vessel along with her crew were being escorted to Yeysk.[126]
  • Liberia Smarta — Ukrainian reports claimed that the bulk carrier, docked at Mariupol, was shelled on 11 April 2022 and boarded by Russian forces. Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Ombudsmаn Lyudmyla Denisova claimed that the crew member was taken "in an unknown direction."[114][127]
  • Russia 10 unidentified vessels — The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine stated on 13 April 2022 that eight Russian cargo ships and two tankers, originally docked in Odesa for maintenance, were seized to "serve in the interests of Ukraine to restore its economy."[128]
  • Russia Sig – Chemical tanker damaged near Kerch Strait on 5 August 2023.[129]
  • Liberia Ali Najafov – Oil tanker damaged by a sea mine near the coast of Romania on 16 October 2023. Minor damage and no injuries.[130]
  • Liberia Kmax Ruler – on 8 November 2023, an empty bulk carrier was damaged when hit by an airborne launched Russian anti-radar missile Kh-31P, killing the port pilot and injuring crew members, whilst the ship was entering the Port of Pivdennyi near Odesa.[131][132]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vessels not subordinated to the Ukrainian Sea Guard
  2. ^ Includes the Minsk.

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