Last Russian patrol ship leaves occupied Crimea – Ukrainian Navy’s spokesperson

Russia withdrew the last patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet from the occupied Crimea.

The spokesman of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Dmytro Pletenchuk, reported that.

"The last patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation is just now leaving our Crimea. Remember this day," Dmytro Pletenchuk said.

Pletenchuk did not specify the name of the Russian warship, and the Russian command has not yet publicly announced this.

According to the Navy's morning report, no Russian ships are in the Black Sea. Three Russian ships are in the Azov Sea, but no Kalibr missile carriers are among them.

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In June, a representative of Ukraine's intelligence, Andriy Yusov, said that Russia is hiding large ships and Kalibr missile carriers, but "the hunt should not stop."

Earlier, Dmytro Pletenchuk also said that the Russian Armed Forces are building unified launchers for Kalibr and Onyx missiles.

"Kalibr missiles remain a dangerous weapon with a warhead weighing 450 kg, but the hit rate of these missiles is high. According to the information from the military, the Russians have taken this experience into account and are building unified mines for launches – both for Kalibr and Onyx," Dmytro Pletenchuk noted.

Pletenchuk emphasized that Russian forces use Kalibr missiles to overload anti-aircraft defense during combined missile-drone attacks, but other types of missile weapons now have priority for hitting targets.

In April, the Ukrainian Navy said that since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Russian Black Sea Fleet had lost about a third of its ships due to damage during Ukrainian strikes.