Coincident with the celebration on July 15 of Ukrainian Statehood Day, the last patrol ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left in Crimea has sailed away. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦
#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . The last patrol ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left occupied Crimea on July 15, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, confirmed to the Kyiv Independent.
“The last patrol ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is just now leaving our Crimea. Remember this day,” Pletenchuk wrote on Facebook.
The vessel’s designation was Project 1135, he said. This patrol ship is not a carrier of cruise missiles, which Russia is using to attack Ukraine, but is equipped with other weapons, Pletenchuk told the Kyiv Independent.
One of the two such vessels departed from Crimea “a long time ago,” and the other left occupied Sevastopol on July 15, he added.
“Given that they (Russia) have not been able to patrol for a while, the movement vector... We can assume that this is a transition between bases,” Pletenchuk said.
“(This move) indicates the Russians’ understanding that they must leave Crimea. At least (their) ships.”
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