Russia's Black Sea Fleet, based out of the Crimean capital city of Sevastopol, is not Russia's largest or strongest naval fleet. Almost all of the Fleet was commissioned before the Soviet Union fell, and the country willingly sank some of its own ships ...
The Black Sea Fleet (BSF) has been a focus of discussion in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Russia's foothold in Crimea has been a constant and contentious subject for Ukrainians and Crimeans. Most pro-Western Ukrainians want the Black Sea Fleet out of ...
Sevastopol - The system of basing the Black Sea Fleet's surface ships and units will be fully restored in Sevastopol before December 2015, a Navy Central Headquarters representative told Interfax on Monday. Announcement To Readers. Since 1995, the Kyiv ...
Shoigu, one of President Vladimir Putin's longest serving ministers and closest allies, was shown by Russian television station NTV meeting with Ukrainian officers who defected to the side of pro-Russian local authorities.
"The most important thing is that there not be any interim period when there is an absence of authority so that military hardware does not fall into the wrong hands," Shoigu told military commanders.
Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu meets with Crimean officials at a military base in Sevastopol. Photograph: AP
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