Ship composition of the Black Sea Fleet. Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. Combat operations of the Russian Black Sea Fleet

Posted By website on 08/15/2012

Black Sea Fleet - ships of the Black Sea Fleet of Sevastopol photos

And it would not be right not to inspect the Black Sea Fleet of Russia and Ukraine from the water. At least a small part of it. And plus to this - if you have not seen sea giants before, then it will be doubly interesting.
Excursions are offered in two places, both to the right and to the left of the ferry crossing to the server part of Sevastopol

In the presence of a normal number of participants, it is quite possible to bargain with private traders. Yes, and if the group has already been recruited and is about to leave, but there are not enough people for a couple, then you can also bargain a little for the complete set and urgency.

In our group - a company on a pleasure boat, a wealthy American was found - a spy))) with an interpreter. She conducted excursions and at the same time told - the brave captain. A sea wolf who managed to visit America and live there for a while. In the end, the time that we were waiting for before the set of the number of participants, he told a lot of interesting things about this country and its customs. In general, it was fun and interesting.

The excursion itself took place along the waters of the bay with the passage of the moored warships of the Russian Navy. I must say that the guide - the captain, we got quite competent and clearly told what kind of ship model, what it was intended for, where and in what he participated and when he went to sea for the last time. In general, quite interesting and entertaining facts.

We were a little lucky and on the way back we also passed by a Russian fleet submarine standing at the pier, on which the sailors were carrying huge cables. In general, it was very interesting, especially to me as a land representative of humanity. True, quite transient as it naturally seemed to me. In general, as in any business, it is important who and what will tell you. Since it is clear that the majesty and size of warships are of interest to almost everyone - but the details of the place are never superfluous and make the tour even more expressive.
Now let's add a few historical facts: The Black Sea Fleet begins its history in 1783 immediately after the inclusion of Crimea into Russia. The initial base of the fleet was the Akhtiar Bay, where then, over time, it was laid modern city Sevastopol.

With the collapse of the USSR, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet was currently divided into:

Red Banner Black Sea Fleet (BSF) - operational-strategic association of the Navy Russian Federation on the Black Sea (fleet flagship - "Moscow" No. 121 - missile cruiser);

Naval Forces of Ukraine (flagship "Hetman Sahaydachny" U130 - border guard ship).

In accordance with interstate agreements of 1995 and 1997, the term of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Crimea ends on May 28, 2017, with a rent of $98 million.

About 70% of the ground technical infrastructure is currently located on the territory of Crimea Russian fleet. The numerical strength of which is 25,000 people. The main bases of the Navy of the Russian Federation are in Sevastopol - Sevastopolskaya, Yuzhnaya, Karantinnaya, Kazachya bays, as well as Feodosia and Novorossiysk.

Quote by P. S. Nakhimov - "to block the entrance of enemy ships to the raid and thereby save Sevastopol." On August 27, 1855, after the completion of the defense of the South Side, the rest of the fleet was forced to be flooded.





The name of the ship is "Priazovie", tail number SSV-201, Project - 864, in service since 1987 519th separate division of reconnaissance ships
The name of the ship is "Priazovye", tail number SSV-201, Project - 864, in service since 1987. Liman", project - 861M, in service since 1989 - 112th brigade of reconnaissance ships
Name "Ekvator" in service since 1968, ship project -861M, 112th brigade of reconnaissance ships Name "Equator" in service since 1968, project ship -861M, 112th brigade of reconnaissance ships 201, Project - 864, in service since 1987 519th separate division of reconnaissance ships
The name of the ship is "Priazovye" tail number SSV-201, Project - 864, in service since 1987 519th separate division of reconnaissance ships Characteristics - Port of registry Sevastopol Owner of the Black Sea Fleet Navy, Black Sea Fleet Built by Adolf Barsky, Stettin Vessel and crew size Length 152.6 m Beam 19.4 m Crew: 124 sailors, 83 doctors Machine 2 diesel engines, performance 2 x 7800 hp (5737 kW) Speed ​​maximum 19.8 knots (37 km/h), two propellers. The name of the ship Yenisei is Hospital ship, 9th brigade of marine support vessels Project 320A, in service since 1979. Characteristics - Port of registry Sevastopol Owner of the Black Sea Fleet Navy, Black Sea Fleet Built by Adolf Barsky, Stettin Vessel and crew size Length 152.6 m Beam 19.4 m Crew: 124 sailors, 83 doctors Machine 2 diesel engines, performance 2 x 7800 hp (5737 kW) Speed ​​maximum 19.8 knots (37 km/h), two propellers.
Name "Okay" tail number 801-s Patrol ship pr. 1135-1135M, manufactured in 1980 - Shipyard "Zaliv" (Kerch) Displacement 3200 t Length 123 m Width 14.2 m Draft 4.28 m Technical data Power point 2 M7K gas turbine units (cruiser gas turbine DO63 and afterburner DK59) Afterburner power: 36,000 hp s., marching: 12,000 l. from. Propellers 2 four-bladed, low-noise, with a propeller fairing. Weight of each 7650 kg, diameter - 3.5 m Speed ​​32.2 knots; economical - 14 knots Cruising range 5,000 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots Crew 197 people, including 22 officers (4 launchers) Anti-aircraft missile armament 2 × 2 launchers of the Osa-MA-2 air defense system (40 9M-33 missiles) 6000 "Smerch-2" Name "Okay" tail number 801-s Patrol ship pr. 1135-1135M, manufactured in 1980 - shipyard "Zaliv" (Kerch) 28 m Specifications Power plant 2 M7K gas turbine units (cruiser gas turbine DO63 and afterburner DK59) Afterburner power: 36,000 l. s., marching: 12,000 l. from. Propellers 2 four-bladed, low-noise, with a propeller fairing. Weight of each 7650 kg, diameter - 3.5 m Speed ​​32.2 knots; economical - 14 knots Cruising range 5,000 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots Crew 197 people, including 22 officers (4 launchers) Anti-aircraft missile armament 2 × 2 launchers of the Osa-MA-2 air defense system (40 9M-33 missiles) 6000 "Smerch-2"
The name of the ship Yenisei is Hospital ship, 9th brigade of marine support vessels Project 320A, in service since 1979. Characteristics - Port of registry Sevastopol Owner of the Black Sea Fleet Navy, Black Sea Fleet Built by Adolf Barsky, Stettin Vessel and crew size Length 152.6 m Beam 19.4 m Crew: 124 sailors, 83 doctors Machine 2 diesel engines, performance 2 x 7800 hp (5737 kW) Speed ​​maximum 19.8 knots (37 km/h), two propellers. The name of the ship Yenisei is Hospital ship, 9th brigade of marine support vessels Project 320A, in service since 1979. Characteristics - Port of registry Sevastopol Owner of the Black Sea Fleet Navy, Black Sea Fleet Built by Adolf Barsky, Stettin Vessel and crew size Length 152.6 m Beam 19.4 m Crew: 124 sailors, 83 doctors Machine 2 diesel engines, performance 2 x 7800 hp (5737 kW) Speed ​​maximum 19.8 knots (37 km/h), two propellers.







HS "Donuzlav" - 422 separate division of hydrographic vessels of the GS Black Sea Fleet HS "Stvor" - 422 separate division of hydrographic vessels of the GS Black Sea Fleet
HS "Stvor" - 422 separate division of hydrographic vessels of the GS Black Sea Fleet
Hydrographic vessel "Stvor" - 422
Submarine Alrosa-B-871 - starred in a number of films, including "72 meters" Submarine Alrosa-B-871, 1990 - Russian diesel-electric submarine
The name of the submarine is B-871 "Alrosa", in service since 1990, the 247th separate division of submarines. Not the official name of this type of ships is Varshavyanka. B-871 "Alrosa" - Russian diesel-electric submarine of project 877V "Halibut". Speed ​​(surface) 10 knots Speed ​​(underwater) 17 knots Working depth 240 m Maximum depth 300 m Endurance 45 days Crew 52 people, including 12 officers .2 m Hull width max. 9.9 m Average draft (DWL) 6.2 Diesel-electric with full electric propulsion. 2 diesel generators 1000-1500 kW each, main electric motor 4,050 - 5,500 hp 190 hp economy electric motor, two standby electric motors of 102 hp each, 6 533 mm bow torpedo tubes, normally charged, with automatic loading, 18 torpedoes or 24 mines MANPADS "Strela-ZM" or "Igla-1" The name of the submarine is B-871 "Alrosa", in service since 1990, the 247th separate division of submarines. Not the official name of this type of ships is Varshavyanka. B-871 "Alrosa" - Russian diesel-electric submarine of project 877V "Halibut". Speed ​​(surface) 10 knots Speed ​​(underwater) 17 knots Working depth 240 m Maximum depth 300 m Endurance 45 days Crew 52 people, including 12 officers .2 m Hull width max. 9.9 m Average draft (DWL) 6.2 Diesel-electric with full electric propulsion. 2 diesel generators 1000-1500 kW each, main electric motor 4,050 - 5,500 hp 190 hp economy electric motor, two standby electric motors of 102 hp each, 6 533 mm bow torpedo tubes, normally charged, with automatic loading, 18 torpedoes or 24 mines MANPADS "Strela-ZM" or "Igla-1" The name of the submarine is B-871 "Alrosa", in service since 1990, the 247th separate division of submarines. Not the official name of this type of ships is Varshavyanka. B-871 "Alrosa" - Russian diesel-electric submarine of project 877V "Halibut". Speed ​​(surface) 10 knots Speed ​​(underwater) 17 knots Working depth 240 m Maximum depth 300 m Endurance 45 days Crew 52 people, including 12 officers .2 m Hull width max. 9.9 m Average draft (DWL) 6.2 Diesel-electric with full electric propulsion. 2 diesel generators 1000-1500 kW each, main electric motor 4,050 - 5,500 hp 190 hp economy electric motor, two standby electric motors of 102 hp each, 6 533 mm bow torpedo tubes, normally charged, with automatic loading, 18 torpedoes or 24 mines MANPADS "Strela-ZM" or "Igla-1"
The name of the submarine is B-871 "Alrosa", in service since 1990, the 247th separate division of submarines. Submarine "Alrosa" - B-871, 1990









"Azov" - Project 775 large landing ship, tail number 151, 197th landing ship brigade, BDK - 7, Manufacturer Stocznia Polnocna (Gdansk, Poland), Commissioning 10/12/1990
In the photo, the Black Sea Fleet - "Azov" - Large landing ship of project 775, tail number 151 and "Okay" - Patrol ship pronet 1135-1135M, tail number No. 801 Board number 151 - name "Azov" - Large landing ship of project 775, 197 1st brigade of landing ships, BDK - 7, Manufactured by Stocznia Polnocna (Gdansk, Poland), Commissioning on 10/12/1990 Board number No. 801 - name "Okay" - Patrol ship will pass 1135-1135M, in service since 12/29/1980 manufactured - Shipyard "Zaliv" (Kerch), 30th division of surface ships
"Yenisei" - Project 320A, in service since 1979, 9th brigade of marine support vessels "Ladny" - Patrol ship will carry 1135-1135M, tail number No. Kerch), 30th division of surface ships
"Azov" - Large landing ship of project 775, tail number 151, 197th brigade of landing ships, BDK - 7, Manufacturer Stocznia Polnocna (Gdansk, Poland), Commissioning 10/12/1990 "Azov" - Large landing ship of project 775, side number 151, 197th brigade of landing ships, BDK - 7, Manufacturer Stocznia Polnocna (Gdansk, Poland), Commissioning 10/12/1990
"Azov" - Project 775 large landing ship, tail number 151, 197th landing ship brigade, BDK - 7, Manufacturer Stocznia Polnocna (Gdansk, Poland), Commissioning 10/12/1990

Operational-strategic association of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea. Subject to the southern military district. Strikethrough text indicates ships/boats under repair.

30th division of surface ships (Sevastopol)

"Moskva" guards missile cruiser project 1164. Board number 121.
"Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" frigate of project 22350. Board number 417 (adopted in 2016).
"Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov" frigate of project 22350 (adopted in 2017).
"Admiral Grigorovich" - patrol ship of project 11356. Board number 494.
"Admiral Essen" - patrol ship of project 11356. Board number 751.
"Admiral Makarov" - Project 11356 patrol ship. Board number 799 (adopted in 2016).
"Sharp-witted" patrol ship of project 01090. Board number 810.
"Okay" patrol ship of project 1135. Tail number 861.
"Inquisitive" patrol ship of project 1135M. Board number 868.
RK-1078 - raid boat.
RK-1210 - raid boat.
RK-1287 - raid boat.
RK-1414 - raid boat.
RK-1676 - raid boat.
RBC-1299 - raid longboat.

Crimean naval base (Sevastopol)

197th Landing Ship Brigade (Crimean Naval Base, Sevastopol):

"Nikolai Filchenkov" large landing ship of project 1171. Board number 152.
BDK-65 "Saratov" large landing ship of project 1171. Board number 150.
BDK-69 "Orsk" project 1171 large landing ship. Board number 148.
BDK-46 "Novocherkassk" project 775 large landing ship. Board number 142.
BDK-54 "Azov" project 775M guards large landing ship. Board number 151.
BDK-64 "Caesar Kunikov" project 775 large landing ship. Board number 158.
BDK-67 "Yamal" project 775 large landing ship. Board number 156.

68th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area (Sevastopol):

149th tactical group:
MPK-49 "Aleksandrovets" small anti-submarine ship of project 1124. Tail number 059.
MPK-118 "Suzdalets" project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 071.
MPK-134 "Muromets" small anti-submarine ship of project 1124M. Board number 064.

150th tactical group:
"Ivan Golubets" project 266M sea minesweeper. Board number 911.
"Vice-Admiral Zhukov" project 266M sea minesweeper. Board number 909.
"Turbinist" marine minesweeper project 266M. Board number 912.
"Kovrovets" sea minesweeper project 266M. Board number 913.

41st Missile Boat Brigade (Sevastopol):

166th division of RTOs (Sevastopol):
"Bora" project 1239 missile hovercraft. Board number 615.
"Samum" project 1239 missile hovercraft. Board number 616.
"Mirage" small rocket ship of project 12341. Board number 617.
"Shtil" small rocket ship of project 12341. Board number 620.
"Vyshny Volochyok" project 21631 small rocket ship (adopted into service in 2017).

295th Sulinsky division of missile boats:
R-60 "Storm" missile boat of project 12411. Tail number 955.
R-71 "Shuya" missile boat of project 12417. Board number 962.
R-109 "Breeze" missile boat of project 12411. Tail number 952.
R-239 "Groza" missile boat of project 12411. Board number 953.
R-334 "Ivanovets" project 12411M missile boat. Board number 954.

102nd Special Forces Anti-PDSS Detachment, military unit 27203 (Sevastopol): 60 people. In service: coastal self-propelled bombing systems DP-62 "Damba", anti-sabotage boats P-424, P-331, P-355, P-407, P-424, P-834, P-835, P-845.

Novorossiysk naval base (Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk)

184th brigade for the protection of the water area (Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk):

181st division anti-submarine ships:
MPK "Povorino" small anti-submarine ship of project 1124M. Board number 053.
MPK "Yeisk" small anti-submarine ship of project 1124M. Board number 054.
MPK "Kasimov" small anti-submarine ship of project 1124M. Board number 055.

170th minesweeper division:
MTSCH "Zheleznyakov" sea minesweeper project 12660. Board number 901.
MTSCH "Valentin Pikul" project 266ME sea minesweeper. Board number 770.
MTSCH "Vice-Admiral Zakharyin" - project 02668 sea minesweeper. Board number 908.
BTSC " Mineral water» basic minesweeper project 12650. Board number 426.
BTShch "Lieutenant Ilyin" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 438.
RT-46 raid minesweeper project 1258. Board number 201.
RT-278 - project 12592 raid minesweeper.
D 144 - landing craft.
D 106 - landing craft.
D-199 - landing craft.

4th separate submarine brigade (Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk):

B-237 "Rostov-on-Don" diesel submarine project 06363.
B-261 "Novorossiysk" diesel submarine of project 06363.
B-262 "Stary Oskol" diesel submarine project 06363.
B-265 "Krasnodar" diesel submarine project 06363.
B-268 "Veliky Novgorod" diesel submarine project 06363.
B-271 "Kolpino" diesel submarine of project 06363 (adoption into service in 2016).
B-871 "Alrosa" diesel submarine of project 877V.
PZS-50 is a project 633RV diesel submarine.
UTS-247 is a Project B613 diesel submarine.
TL-997 - project 368T torpedo boats.
TL-1539 - project 1288 torpedo boats.
VM-122 diving sea vessel.

314th detachment of emergency rescue vessels (Novorossiysk):

PZhK 58 - fire boat.
VM 86 - diving vessel of project 522.
VM 108 - diving vessel of project 522.
VM 159 - diving vessel of project 535.
SB 4 - Project 733 sea tug.
VM 66 - diving vessel of project 522.
Orion is a project 733 sea tug.
RVK-764 road boat project 23040.
RVK-762 road boat project 23040.
RVK-767 road boat project 23040.
RVK-771 road boat of project 23040.
"Professor Nikolai Muru" - project 22870 rescue tugboat.

136th Special Purpose Detachment to Combat the PDSS, military unit 75976 (Novorossiysk): 60 people. In service: anti-sabotage boats P-191, P-349, P-350, P-274, P-275, P-276, P-356.

a separate security company, military unit 70118 (Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk, Myskhako village).

63rd brigade of ships under repair (Sevastopol).

145th rescue squad (Sevastopol,):

"EPRON" project 527M rescue vessel.
RVK-1112 is a raid boat of integrated rescue support.
SMK-2094 is a rescue multifunctional boat.

1st group of rescue vessels (Sevastopol):
"Commune" rescue ship.
"Shakhtar" project 712 rescue tug.
SB-5 sea tug project 733.
SB-36 sea tug of project 714.
MB 304 sea tug of project 745.

2nd group of rescue vessels (Sevastopol):
CH 126 ambulance boat.
VM 154 - diving vessel of project 535.
RVK 449 diving boat of project 376.
RVK 860 diving boat of project 376.
PZhK 37 - fire boat.
PZhK 45 - fire boat.
VM 125 - diving vessel of project 522.
PZhS-123 project 1893 fire ship.
VM 9 - diving vessel of project 522.

519th separate division of reconnaissance ships (Sevastopol):

"Priazovye" medium reconnaissance ship of project 864.
"Ekvator" small reconnaissance ship of project 861M.
"Kildin" small reconnaissance ship of project 861M.
"Liman" small reconnaissance ship of project 861M.

97th separate division of surface ships (Krasnodar Territory, Temryuk):

SHZ-18 is a project 08142 storage vessel.
RK-249 - Project 376 diving boat.
Seliger is an experimental vessel of project 11982.
RB 45 is a project 90600 offshore tug.

176th division of hydrographic courts (Sevastopol):

"Donuzlav" hydrographic vessel of project 862.
"Cheleken" hydrographic vessel of project 861.
"Stvor" hydrographic vessel of project 862.
MGK 476 project 16830 small hydrographic boat.
BGK-2150 large hydrographic boat.

47th hydrographic district (Sevastopol):
GS-86 small hydrographic vessel of project 872.
BGK-22 large hydrographic boat.
BGK-889 large hydrographic boat of project 1896.
MGK-352 Project 1403 small hydrographic boat.
MGK-675 small hydrographic boat of project 727M.
MGK-1002 Project 1403 small hydrographic boat.
MGK-1099 Project 1403 small hydrographic boat.

80th district of the hydrographic service (Krasnodar Territory, Novorossiysk):
BGK 244 large hydrographic boat of project 1896.

55th Separate Division of Hydrographic Courts of the 80th District of the Hydrographic Service (Novorossiysk):

GS-103 small hydrographic vessel of project 870.
GS-402 small hydrographic vessel of project 872.
MGK-500 project 1403 small hydrographic boat.
MGK-614 Project 16830 small hydrographic boat.
MGK-1792 project 16830 small hydrographic boat.
MGK-1914 small hydrographic boat.

17th hydrograph section (Rostov region, Taganrog)

115th commandant's office for security and maintenance (Sevastopol):

RK 1529 - project 1415 road boat.
CH 726 - ambulance boat.
KSV-1404 - communication boat.
KSV-1754 - communication boat.

205th detachment of support vessels (Sevastopol):
KSV-2155 - communication boat of the project project 1388N

1st group (Sevastopol):
MB 23 - project 773 sea tug.
MB 173 - project 773 sea tug
MB 174 - project 733 sea tug.
PM 56 - Project 304 floating workshop.
PM 138 - Project 304 floating workshop.
RB 50 - Project 737L raid tug.
RB 136 is a Project 192 offshore tug.
PK-3100 is a floating crane of project 605-PK.
PK-32050 is a project 1505 marine self-propelled floating crane.
PK-128035 - floating crane V-02.
SPK-46150 is a project 02690 self-propelled floating crane.
RB 244 - project 737K roadstead tug.
RB 247 - project 737K roadstead tug.
RB 296 - project 737M roadstead tug.
Yenisei is a project 320 hospital ship.
RB 389 is a project 90600 offshore tug.
RB-365 is a project 90600 offshore tug.

2nd group (Sevastopol):
KIL-158 is a project 141 projectile ship.
Ivan Bubnov is a large sea tanker of project 1599B.
General Ryabikov - project 323V naval transport of weapons.
VTR 94 - project 1823 maritime weapons transport.
Setun is a Project 1112 cable ship.
Petr Gradov - project 872E environmental control vessel.
SR 939 - project 130 degaussing vessel.
SR 26 - project 17994 degaussing vessel.
SR 137 - project 130 degaussing vessel.
SFP 183 - project 18061 physical field control vessel.
Iman is a project 6404 medium sea tanker.
SR 541 - project 130 degaussing vessel.

3rd group (Sevastopol):
Don is a small sea tanker of project 1852.
Indiga is a Project 437N small sea tanker.
MUS-589 - project 1515 oil and garbage collector vessel.
Istra is a small sea tanker.
BNS-16500 is the basic tanker vessel of Project 445R.
MUS-229 is a project 14630 oil and waste collector vessel.
MUS-586 is a project 25505 oil and waste collector vessel.
BNN-226800 - offshore non-self-propelled tanker barge.
VTN 99 is a small sea tanker of project 1844.
VTN-73 is a small sea tanker of project 03180.

4th group (Sevastopol):
BUK-49 - project 05T towing boat.
BUK-533 - project 05T towing boat.
PSK-537 - Project 722 passenger boat.
RK-340 - project 1415 road boat.
RK-1573 - raid boat.
RK 25 - raid boat.
"Afalina" - project 16609 raid boat.
"Dvinitsa-50" - military transport (ex-Turkish cargo ship Alican Deval).
"Vologda-50" - military transport (ex-Turkish cargo ship Dadali).
"Kyzyl-60" - military transport (ex-Turkish bulk carrier Smyrna).
"Kazan-60" - military transport.

58th group of support vessels (Feodosia):

KIL-25 is a project 419 projectile ship.
MB 31 - project 745 sea tug.
SR 344 - project 17992 degaussing vessel.
VM 911 - Project 535 diving vessel.
RB 44 - Project 737L road tug.
RB 237 - project 737K roadstead tug.
BGK 774 is a large hydrographic boat of project 1896.
SR 59 - project 130 degaussing vessel.
MUS-491 is a project 1515 oil and garbage collector vessel.
OS-114 is an experimental vessel of project 1824.
OS-138 is an experimental vessel of project 1236.
MGK 620 is a project 16380 small hydrographic boat.
RK-253 - Project 376 diving boat.
RK-267 - Project 376 diving boat.
RK-1677 - project 371U raid boat.
PMR-71 - offshore floating workshop of project 889A.
BNN-667085 - offshore non-self-propelled tanker barge of project 435R.
Koida is a project 577 medium sea tanker.
TL 278 - project 1388 torpedo boats.
TL 1133 - project 1388 torpedo boats.

61st group of support vessels (Novorossiysk):

RB 398 is a project 90600 offshore tug.
MUS-760 is a project 1515 oil and garbage collector vessel.
KSV-67 - communication boat of project 1388N.
VTN 96 is a small sea tanker of project 1844D.
SHZ-20 is a floating warehouse project 08142.
PSK-1321 is a passenger boat of the SK620 project.
RB-18 - project 14970 raid tug.
RB-209 - road tug of project 1496.
RK-955 - project 371U raid boat.
RK-1745 - project 371U road boat.
BKShch-28 - a large ship's shield.
RB 193 - project 737K roadstead tug.
RB 199 - project 737K roadstead tug.
VTN 76 is a small sea tanker of project 1844D.
RB 43 is a project 90600 offshore tug.
RB 391 is a project 90600 offshore tug.
RB 392 is a project 90600 offshore tug.

280th shield station 4 target ships (Sevastopol):

RK-621 raid boat.
RBC-76 road boat.
SM-69 - sea refrigerated transport.
SM-377 is a project 1784B target vessel.

130th shield station (Feodosia):

SM-178 is a project 1784B target vessel.
SM-294 is a project 1784M target ship.

720th logistics point (Tartus, Syria).

758th logistics support center, military unit 63876 (Sevastopol).

3824th complex logistics base, military unit 96144 (Krasnodar Territory, Krymsk).

17th Arsenal, military unit 13189 (Sevastopol, Sukharnaya Balka).

133rd separate logistics brigade, military unit 73998 (Crimea, Bakhchisaray district).

126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade, military unit 12676 (Crimea, Perevalnoye)

810th Separate Marine Brigade, military unit 13140 (Sevastopol, Cossack bukh)

388th naval reconnaissance point, military unit 43071 (Sevastopol)

127th separate reconnaissance brigade, military unit 67606 (Crimea, Pargolovo village)

11th Coastal Rocket and Artillery Brigade, military unit 00916 (Krasnodar Territory, Anapa, Utash settlement)

15th separate coastal rocket and artillery brigade, military unit 80365 (Sevastopol)

8th separate artillery regiment, military unit 87714 (Simferopol and Perevalnoe)

1096th separate anti-aircraft missile regiment (Sevastopol)

68th Separate Marine Engineering Regiment, military unit 86863, (Yevpatoria)

47th Separate Naval Engineering Battalion, military unit 83382 (Krymsk, Novorossiysk Naval Base).

4th separate regiment of the RKhBZ, military unit 86862 (Sevastopol)

224th separate control battalion, military unit 83526 (Sevastopol).

529th Red Banner Communication Center, military unit 40136 (Sevastopol).

475th separate EW center, military unit 60135 (Otradnoye, Sevastopol)

Electronic Intelligence Center (Sevastopol).

17th Naval School of Junior Specialists (Sevastopol):

VM 34 - Project 522 diving boat.
RVK-156 is a raid diving boat of the RV376U project.
RVK-438 is a raid diving boat of the RV376U project.
RVK-617 is a raid diving boat of the RV376U project.
RVK-659 is a raid diving boat of the RV376U project.
SMK-2094 is a project 23370 rescue multifunctional boat.
RVK-1045 is a project 23040 integrated rescue boat.

318th mixed aviation regiment, military unit 49311 (Sevastopol, Kacha village, Kacha airfield)

43rd Marine Assault Aviation Regiment, military unit 76410 (Crimea, Saki, Saki airfield)

Andrey FEDOROVYCH - post-graduate student of the Institute Russian history RAS

Scientific analysis of events related to the breakup Russian Empire and the USSR, which have shown themselves especially acutely in the Black Sea region, is of great theoretical and practical importance. In particular, the problem of the status of the Black Sea Fleet former USSR and its main naval base - the city of Sevastopol today, perhaps, is the least studied, despite the active discussion of these issues at the interstate and public levels and, as a result, the presence of a large amount of various literature on this topic.

In accordance with the Marine Doctrine of the Russian Federation, approved by the President of Russia V.V. Putin, protection of the territory of the Russian Federation from maritime directions, its sovereignty to internal sea ​​waters , the territorial sea, including the Black Sea region, “belongs to the category of the highest state priorities”1. At the same time, the document set the task of maintaining the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol for the long term. Following the results of the Conference on military-diplomatic issues of the Azov-Black Sea region on September 17, 2003, the President of the Russian Federation emphasized that this is a zone of Russia's strategic interests, which "provides Russia's direct access to the most important global transport routes, including energy ones." At the same time, the real challenges to the security of the Russian Federation in the Azov-Black Sea region are the activity of terrorist structures, ethnic crime and illegal immigration. In order to strengthen the positions of the Russian Federation in the region, a decision was made to create an additional base for the Black Sea Fleet in Novorossiysk. At the same time, it was emphasized that the decision to develop the system of basing the Black Sea Fleet on the Caucasian coast of Russia "does not mean that we will leave our main base in Sevastopol"2. The problem of the Black Sea Fleet and Sevastopol has become one of the most difficult consequences of the collapse of the USSR. However, the possibility of its occurrence for about forty years lurked in the decision of the top leadership of the USSR in 1954 to transfer the Crimean region from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. This decision meant “a break in the historical continuity of the state-territorial structure”3 of the Russian Federation, without taking into account the interests and opinions of its multinational people. Ideas about the inviolability of the USSR, underestimation of the internal contradictions of the Soviet federation and the role of the national factor led to the oblivion of historical experience in many respects similar events during the collapse of the Russian Empire, accompanied by a sharp struggle for the Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol and Crimea. After the collapse of the USSR, the military-political problem of the Black Sea Fleet turned out to be inextricably linked with the territory of its Main Base - the city of Sevastopol - and the potentially conflict ethno-political situation in the Crimea, where the majority of the population was in favor of reunification with Russia. This circumstance caused the particular complexity of the situation and the search for political ways to resolve it. The choice of a political way of solving the problem of the Black Sea Fleet and Sevastopol to a large extent depended on the stability and interethnic harmony in general in the Black Sea region and the Caucasus. According to one of the authoritative experts in this field, V.A. Pechenev, the Black Sea Fleet has always been and remains "the most important part of unified system ensuring the strategic interests of Russia in the entire Black Sea-Caspian region”4. The problem of the Black Sea Fleet and Sevastopol turned out to be so complicated that at the highest state level it seemed at times practically insoluble. Ultimately, achieving compromise political and legal solutions to the problem of the Black Sea Fleet and Sevastopol is of particular relevance in the context of the interest of the Russian Federation to maintain its naval presence in Sevastopol and Crimea after 2017 - the deadline for the presence of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and Crimea, in accordance with the 1997 agreements with the Ukrainian side.

Chronologically, the problem of the status of the Black Sea Fleet covers the period from late 1991 - early 1992, when this issue first arose at the interstate level, which immediately led to confrontation and the subsequent protracted crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations - to 2000, when the partition process was basically completed the legacy of the former Red Banner Black Sea Fleet of the USSR and on its basis the Naval Forces of Ukraine and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation were finally formed. By this time, the problem of the status of Sevastopol as the main naval base of the two fleets on the Black Sea was also formally resolved. The interim date is May 28, 1997, when three intergovernmental agreements on the Black Sea Fleet were signed in preparation for the signing of the "Great Treaty" on friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Thus, the “process of determining the fate” of the Black Sea Fleet of the former USSR was formally completed. Thus, in the history of the problem of the Black Sea Fleet, two large chronological segments can be distinguished - the first - from 1992 to 1997 - a period of difficult negotiations at the interstate and interdepartmental levels in the conditions of constantly arising conflict situations and crisis phenomena in relations between Russia and Ukraine. The next period (June 1997 - the end of 2000) embodies a no less complex process of filling with concrete content the main provisions of the agreements reached at the interstate level.

The fate of the Armed Forces of the former USSR was decisive for the events of 1991, when, along with the "parade of sovereignties" of the former Soviet republics, the principle of "newly independent states - their own armed formations" began to be strictly enforced. The most painful process of division and determination of the status of the Soviet inheritance took place in Ukraine. The danger of the situation was largely due to the fact that after the collapse of the Union, most of the weapons and facilities of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet, the largest, more than 100,000-strong strategic grouping of the former unified Navy of the USSR with an indefinite status, ended up on its territory.

With the collapse of the Union, the Black Sea Fleet found itself in an extremely difficult situation. The situation developed as follows. On August 24, 1991, Ukraine, in accordance with the Declaration of Independence and the results of the all-Ukrainian referendum, began to build a sovereign independent state, the guarantor of security and territorial integrity of which was to be its own armed forces5. In accordance with the resolution of the Supreme Council of Ukraine "On military formations in Ukraine", all military formations stationed on its territory were formally subordinate to the Supreme Council of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was created. On December 6, 1991, the Supreme Council of Ukraine adopted the law "On the Armed Forces" and "On Defense", officially proclaiming the creation of its own national armed forces on the basis of associations, formations and units of the USSR Armed Forces, which were deployed on its territory. On December 8, in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed the Agreement on the Commonwealth of Independent States6. The USSR finally ceased to exist. This was preceded by a meeting in the union ministry, at which the defense ministers of sovereign states that were still part of the USSR agreed on a share in the formation of the country's military budget. Even then, Ukraine firmly declared its intention to create its own army. Other problems were also not resolved, which on the whole did not make it possible to come to a common opinion on questions of defense and security. With the formation of the CIS, any attempts to prevent the division of the Armed Forces by Ukrainian leaders were seen as a violation of the laws of Ukraine and interference in its internal affairs.

The meeting of the heads of the Commonwealth states, held on December 30, 1991 in Minsk, brought clarity to the current situation to a certain extent, during which the CIS member countries signed a number of documents on military issues, in accordance with which the Ministry of Defense former Union was subject to liquidation, and the Main Command of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States was created instead. The CIS states received the right to create their own armed forces on the basis of units and subunits of the USSR Armed Forces that were deployed on the territory of these states, with the exception of those that were recognized as “strategic forces” and were to remain under the unified command of the CIS7. However, subsequent events showed that the leaders who signed the package of military documents did not have a common idea either about what is included in the understanding of "strategic forces" or about what the status and conditions for deploying these forces on the territory of new states should be.

The fleet had the status of an operational-strategic association. However, it is precisely this status, the realization of which is possible only if the unity of the fleet is preserved in all the interconnection of its structure as an association, that was revised by the political leadership of Ukraine and its Ministry of Defense. The basis of their position was a different interpretation of the agreements reached in Minsk. In fact, Ukraine initially headed for the division of the Black Sea Fleet. Naturally, the leadership of Russia, in fact the legal successor of the Union, the personnel and command of the Black Sea Fleet and the mostly pro-Russian population of Crimea and Sevastopol could not agree with this. A confrontation began that lasted a total of more than five years, during which the parties several times found themselves on the verge of open confrontation.

The events around the Black Sea Fleet after the collapse of the USSR developed as follows.

In October 1991, the Supreme Council of Ukraine decided to subordinate the Black Sea Fleet to Ukraine. On April 5, 1992, President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk signed the Decree "On the transfer of the Black Sea Fleet to the administrative subordination of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine."

On April 7, 1992, President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin issued a Decree "On the transfer of the Black Sea Fleet under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation."

The "war of decrees" ended with a meeting on June 23, 1992 in Dagomys between Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kravchuk. An agreement was signed on the further development of interstate relations, which indicates the need to continue the negotiation process on the creation of the Russian Navy and the Ukrainian Navy on the basis of the Black Sea Fleet.

On August 3, 1992, Russian-Ukrainian negotiations took place in Mukhalatka near Yalta. highest level. The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on the principles of formation of the Russian Navy and the Ukrainian Navy on the basis of the Black Sea Fleet of the former USSR, according to which the Black Sea Fleet becomes the Joint Fleet of Russia and Ukraine with a joint command. The parties agreed that within three years the issue of dividing the Black Sea Fleet would be resolved. Thus, the first protracted crisis in interstate relations was resolved.

On June 17, 1993, negotiations between Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kravchuk took place in the Moscow region. An agreement was signed on the formation of the fleets of the two states on the basis of the Black Sea Fleet.

On September 3, 1993, in Massandra (Crimea), at a working meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, a protocol was signed according to which the Black Sea Fleet with all its infrastructure in Crimea will be used by Russia.

On April 15, 1994, in Moscow, the presidents of Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on a phased settlement of the problem of the Black Sea Fleet, according to which the Ukrainian Navy and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation are based separately. In accordance with the agreement, up to 20% of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet should go to Ukraine.

On February 7–8, 1995, an agreement was reached in Kyiv on basing the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.

On June 9, 1995, a meeting between Boris Yeltsin and the new president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, took place in Sochi. An agreement was signed according to which the Black Sea Fleet of Russia and the Naval Forces of Ukraine are based separately; the main base and headquarters of the fleet are located in the city of Sevastopol; property issues should be settled taking into account the previously reached agreement on the division of property in half. Russia receives 81.7%, Ukraine - 18.3% of ships.

On May 28, 1997, the final intergovernmental agreements were signed in Kyiv on the status and conditions for the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine, on the parameters for dividing the Black Sea Fleet, on mutual settlements related to the division of the fleet and the presence of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory8. The Ukrainian parliament ratified these documents on March 24, 1999. The State Duma ratified on June 18, 1999.

Graphically, the process of dividing ships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet can be depicted as follows: (see Appendix 1 on p. 104).

The situation of uncertainty of the legal status and further fate The Black Sea Fleet had an extremely unfavorable effect on its combat capability. What happened to the Black Sea Fleet in the period from 1991 to 1997 was perceived by many as the process of its death. Indeed, if approached from a formal point of view, the 1991 Black Sea Fleet is not comparable to the 1997 Black Sea Fleet. This conclusion can be reached by comparing the data at the time of the conclusion of the Russian-Ukrainian agreements:

In 1991, the Black Sea Fleet numbered about 100 thousand personnel and 60 thousand workers and employees, included 835 ships and vessels of almost all existing classes. Including: 28 submarines, 2 anti-submarine cruisers, 6 missile cruisers and large anti-submarine ships of the 1st rank, 20 BODs of the 2nd rank, destroyers and patrol ships of the 2nd rank, about 40 TFRs, 30 small missile ships and boats, about 70 minesweepers, 50 landing ships and boats, more than 400 units of naval aviation. The organizational structure of the fleet included 2 ship divisions (anti-submarine and landing), 1 submarine division, 2 aviation divisions (fighter and sea attack missile carriers), 1 coastal defense division, dozens of brigades, separate divisions, regiments, units. The forces of the Mediterranean squadron were in constant combat readiness. Every year through Black Sea Straits up to a hundred warships and vessels went out into the oceans. The fleet had an extensive base network from Izmail to Batumi (Izmail, Odessa, Nikolaev, Ochakov, Kyiv, Chernomorskoye, Donuzlav, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Kerch, Novorossiysk, Poti, etc.), its units were stationed on the territory of Ukraine, Crimea, Moldova, Russia , Georgia, North Caucasian autonomies. According to experts from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, by the beginning of 1992. the value of all property of the Black Sea Fleet, including warships, exceeded 80 billion US dollars.

The most complete data on the quantitative and qualitative composition Black Sea Fleet in 1992–1993 cites in his publications D. Clark, an expert on military issues of the analytical journal RFE / RL Re-search Report. According to his assessment, “Despite the fact that the Black Sea Fleet, like the Baltic, is smaller than the Pacific and Northern Fleets of the former USSR, it is still a formidable force, larger than most other fleets in the world, including NATO members, except the United States. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies9 (IISS), it has more than 400 ships, of which 45 belong to the strike surface forces, of which the most significant are naval warships, including two missile carrier cruisers Moskva and Leningrad, three missile carriers with nuclear weapons, ten destroying missile carriers and thirty missile-carrying frigates. The weak part of the Navy is its submarine component, which consists of 26 mostly obsolete diesel-powered submarines... The strength of the land-based naval aviation, however, more than compensates for this weakness. According to the IISS, this component includes 151 combat aircraft and 85 helicopters. Separate Russian sources claim that there are even more of them, approximately 400 units, including 140 capable of carrying nuclear weapons and solving tasks at long distances ... The fleet also includes a marine brigade based in Sevastopol, and coastal defense units - a motorized rifle division in Simferopol". D. Clark defined the probable number of personnel as 75,000 officers and sailors.

In November 1996, the Black Sea Fleet included 383 combat surface ships, 56 combat boats, 49 special-purpose ships, 272 boats and raid vessels, 190 support vessels, 5 submarines, in total - 655 units. The Ukrainian Navy included 80 ships and vessels of various classes.

According to the results of the Kiev agreements of May 28, 1997, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation consists of 338 ships and vessels. The number of personnel cannot exceed 25 thousand people, including 2 thousand in the marines and strike aircraft. The fleet includes 106 aircraft, of which there can be no more than 22 combat aircraft. Russia cannot have more than 24 artillery systems with a caliber of more than 100 mm; 132 armored vehicles. Of the 80 command posts of formations and formations of the fleet, 16 (20%) remain behind the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, 11 (28%) out of 39 communication facilities, 11 (27%) out of 40 radio-technical service facilities, 9 out of 50 logistics facilities ( 18%), out of 16 facilities for providing rocket-artillery and mine-torpedo weapons - 5 (31%), out of 7 ship repair facilities - 3 (42%).

The Ukrainian Navy received 30 warships and boats, one submarine, 90 combat aircraft, 6 special-purpose ships, and 28 support vessels.

Thus, after the division of the Black Sea Fleet, the ratio of warships in the Black Sea basin became 1:2.5 in favor of Turkey.

Russia has three naval bases left - Sevastopol, Feodosia and temporarily - Nikolaev; one place of deployment of coastal troops (Sevastopol). In Sevastopol, Russia can use three of the five main bays: Sevastopol, Yuzhnaya, Karantinnaya, and Kazachya to deploy a Black Sea Fleet marine brigade. Streletskaya Bay will be used jointly by the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation and the Navy. Also, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation can use two main airfields in Gvardeisky and in Kacha (Sevastopol), two alternate airfields in Sevastopol (m. Khersones, Yuzhny), a military sanatorium in Yalta, a communications post and a test center in Feodosia and some other facilities outside Sevastopol. Russia's rent of facilities and bases costs it $97.75 million a year, which is written off to pay off Ukraine's debt. Russia undertakes not to deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine as part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, in addition, the procedure for using most naval facilities is established by Kyiv. The routes of movement of personnel and military equipment of the Black Sea Fleet are also determined by local authorities. According to the Russian military doctrine, the forces of the Black Sea Fleet should consist of two operational-tactical groupings - Eastern with a base in Novorossiysk and Western with a base in Sevastopol, which retained the status of the main base of the Fleet10.

According to data published in early 2002, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation includes more than 50 warships, over 120 auxiliary ships, and about 430 units of military equipment and weapons. Aviation of the Black Sea Fleet has about 90 aircraft and helicopters. In accordance with agreements on the deployment of the Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine, a military group of at least 25,000 people, 24 artillery systems with a caliber of more than 100 mm, 132 armored vehicles, 22 combat aircraft are located in Crimea. This number remains unchanged to this day. The Ukrainian Navy has about 40 warships and boats and about 80 auxiliary vessels. It should be noted that by this time the command of both fleets as a whole managed to establish constructive cooperation after almost a decade of confrontation. This became possible largely because, despite all the difficulties, a political decision was made at the interstate level, which put an end to the process of determining the fate of the Black Sea Fleet of the former USSR. Since 1999 The Black Sea Fleet and the Naval Forces of Ukraine conduct annual joint exercises as part of the Peace Fairway program and decide general tasks in the Black Sea basin. Nevertheless, to this day, quite complex controversial issues remain related to the basing of both contingents, the military doctrines of the two countries, the status of the main base of the Black Sea Fleet - the city of Sevastopol, the attitude towards partnership with NATO, etc., which means that the point in the negotiation process on the problem of the Black Sea Fleet has not yet been set11.

Summing up more than a decade of discussion on the problem of the Black Sea Fleet, it should be said that in the course of many years of political battles over the Black Sea Fleet, none of the conflicting parties - neither Russia nor Ukraine - has achieved its originally set goals. Initially (after the collapse of the USSR), the Russian political leadership, apparently, sought not to interfere in the course of the “objective process” of the Black Sea Fleet’s transfer to the jurisdiction of the new independent Ukrainian state. However, the principled position taken by the command of the Black Sea Fleet and its personnel, despite the increasing pressure from the Ukrainian authorities and various political forces of Ukraine, aimed at forcing the politicians of the two states to start a negotiation process on the status of this part of the former USSR-CIS Navy with with the aim of making a final political decision on this issue, forced the leadership of the two countries to enter into a dialogue at the interstate level, which lasted for many years and often put both sides on the verge of open confrontation. In the course of a long-term negotiation process, the Russian side sought to keep the Black Sea Fleet behind itself as the successor of the USSR, as well as seriously strengthen itself on the coast, transferring most of the Black Sea Fleet infrastructure, along with its main naval base, the city of Sevastopol, under its jurisdiction. At the same time, during the negotiations on the problem of the Black Sea Fleet, Russia's actions were extremely inconsistent, due to the difficult internal political and economic situation in the country and the clear unwillingness of the top political leadership to take serious steps that could worsen the already difficult relations with Ukraine and thereby push it into the orbit of influence Western countries, and above all the United States and the NATO bloc. This was expressed in the readiness of the Russian side to make serious concessions in the course of preparing and signing fundamental interstate agreements, which, as a result, bore traces of haste and legal negligence, largely did not correspond to realities and, therefore, did not contribute to the speedy resolution of the current situation around the Black Sea Fleet. dangerous political and economic situation. This policy was erroneous and did not justify itself. As a result of more than a decade of negotiations on the status of the Black Sea Fleet on the territory of another state and its division between the two countries, accompanied by its sharp quantitative reduction, the Russian Federation, formally remaining the legal successor of the Soviet Union, received only a small part of the Black Sea Fleet of the former USSR. At the same time, the Russian side was unable to defend its vision of the status of Sevastopol as the main base of its Black Sea Fleet, the status of the Black Sea Fleet as a single operational-strategic formation of the CIS Navy, as well as the principle of separate basing of fleets, and as a result, it received at its disposal not the entire crew of the Black Sea Fleet and about 5% of the territory of the base and infrastructure facilities of the Fleet on extremely unfavorable lease terms. As a result, Russia actually lost a colossal part of the property of the former USSR, which it had every right to claim, and also significantly weakened its influence in the Black Sea region and the Mediterranean.

The Ukrainian side, claiming its rights to the Black Sea Fleet, sought to transfer under its jurisdiction this naval formation, if not entirely, then its best part, as well as all Black Sea Fleet infrastructure facilities located on its territory, often acting by illegal, violent methods. , by seizing and reassigning military facilities of the Black Sea Fleet, and creating secret structures of the Ukrainian Navy, while violating the agreements reached at the interstate level on the division of the Fleet, which was largely facilitated by the policy of concessions to Ukraine pursued by the political leadership of the Russian Federation, as well as the interest of Western countries in weakening influence Russia in the Black Sea region. At the same time, the Ukrainian political and military leadership, receiving comprehensive financial and political support from the NATO bloc, which is interested in minimizing Russian influence in the strategically important Black Sea region, headed for the actual destruction of the Black Sea Fleet, officially declaring its intention to create a small naval force to protect the borders independent state and at the same time trying to subdue as much as possible large quantity objects of infrastructure and ships of the Black Sea Fleet, without being able at the same time to keep them in proper combat readiness for economic, organizational and technical reasons. It was these actions of the Ukrainian side, combined with the criminal indifference of the then authorities of the Russian Federation, that caused a sharp rejection among the command and personnel of the Black Sea Fleet, which made it impossible for Ukraine and its Western "allies" to implement their intentions regarding the Black Sea Fleet. During the fifteen years of its independence, Ukraine has not managed to create a full-fledged naval force in the Black Sea capable of influencing the situation in the region. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian side managed to reassign most of the infrastructure of the Black Sea Fleet to itself, formally confirm its jurisdiction over Sevastopol, and also force the Russian side to sign a major interstate agreement on extremely favorable terms for itself. However, Russia, in turn, managed to retain even a small, but the most combat-ready part of the Black Sea Fleet, its basis, and also defend the so-called. "package" approach to the agreements reached and future negotiations with Ukraine on the prolongation of agreements on the Black Sea Fleet, according to which the Russian side intends to conduct all negotiations without exception strictly on the basis of the principles of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership of May 31, 1997 of the year and in close connection with the Basic Agreements on the fleet of May 28, 1997, not allowing their revision or free interpretation by Ukraine, in particular, under the threat of otherwise making territorial claims, etc.

In general, speaking about the results of a kind of confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, it should be noted that the Russian side won the battle for ships, but Ukraine was left with “land”, that is, Sevastopol and most of the coastal infrastructure. However, these are only visible results, behind which there is undoubtedly a deeper problem: the entire ten-year conflict between the two states related to the problem of the Black Sea Fleet boiled down to one fundamental question: will an independent Ukraine remain in the orbit of Russia’s military-political influence or gain independence from it, then is will enter any other global military-political system. The dispute over the Black Sea Fleet was only one of the aspects of this problem and in many respects evidence of its discussion and solution. The results of this dispute can be defined as follows: Russia, of course, managed to some extent maintain its presence in the Crimea and a powerful lever of influence on the situation in the Black Sea region. The preservation of the Black Sea Fleet with its main base in Sevastopol indicates that Ukraine still remains in the orbit of the Russian military-political strategy, but at the same time, Ukraine, having left behind very serious positions, has turned from a simple object of Russian policy into a serious factor influencing this policy, without taking into account which it is rather difficult to imagine the preservation of the “status quo” in the region in the future. Whether the current relationship between Russia and Ukraine will eventually turn into a true partnership, or after the twenty-year lease expires, disputes over the future fate of the Navy will flare up with renewed vigor (which seems very likely in the light of recent events in Ukraine) - time will tell.

1 Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020. Approved by the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin July 27, 2001 // Marine collection., 2001. No. 9. P. 5.

3 Abdulatipov R.G. national question and the state structure of Russia., M., S. 12.

4 Pechenev V.A. Who benefits from returning Russia to pre-Petrine times. // Russian newspaper. September 24, 1996

5 Russia-Ukraine (1990–2000) Documents and materials. T. 1. M., 2001. S. 18–24.

6 Ibid. pp. 33–37.

7 Indestructible and legendary” in the fire of political battles of 1985–1993. M., 1994. S. 265–271; Shaposhnikov E.I. Choice. M., 1995. S. 143–144.

8 See: Russia-Ukraine (1990–2000) Documents and materials. T.2. pp. 125–142.

10 Gorbachev S.P. Pessimistic tragedy... S. 26–27; Crimean Truth. 1992. No. 5. January 9; Myalo K.G. Decree. op. S. 144; D.L. Clark. The Saga of Black Sea Fleet... p. 45; Mirror of the Week. 1997 May 31; The tragedy of the Black Sea Fleet (1990–1997).//Moscow-Crimea. Issue. No. 2. M., 2000; http://legion.wplus.net/guide/navy/flots/cher_l.shtml; http://www.janes.com http:// www.Sevastopol.org.

11 Island Crimea. 1999. No. 2; Malgin A. Decree. op. S. 48; Kommersant-Power. 2002. #17–18.

After the events of 2014, Crimea again attracted the attention of not only Russians, but, perhaps, the whole world. And the point here is not only in the political scandal between the two states - Russia and Ukraine. And not in the speed with which the Crimean operation was carried out by Russia. And the fact that after the return of the Crimea, the Black Sea found a second life.

It is no secret that during the years of Ukraine's ownership of the Crimean shores, the development of Crimea was greatly slowed down, and very few financial resources were allocated from the treasury for the maintenance of the peninsula. This also affected the naval bases of the Crimean peninsula. In the article we will try to describe as fully as possible what prospects Russia has for the development of the Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula.

Balaklava bay. A bit of history

From history it is known that the field of how the Crimea came under the possession of Russia, it was in the Balaklava Bay that the ships of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia were stationed. Since 1776, the Balaklava Greek infantry battalion has been located in this place. The basis of this battalion was made up of emigrants, participants in the anti-Ottoman uprising on the islands of the Aegean Sea. It should be noted that the Queen Catherine the Great herself noted her favor of the brave Hellenes.

From 1853 to 1856, during the period Crimean War, Balaklava and the bay were captured by British troops. They turned Balaklava Bay into military base and, in fact, assaults were already made from there, and there was military support during the siege of Sevastopol.

When the fleet was divided between Ukraine and Russia, as of August 1994, the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea included the 153rd and 155th brigades of the 14th division.

At the same time, the 475th division had 14 large and 9 medium submarines and a submarine floating base.

But it must be said that the Zaporozhye submarine (project 641), transferred to Ukraine during the division of the fleet, turned out to be unsuitable for this base in terms of technical parameters.

And after the division of the fleets, she was sent to the docks for repairs, which the Ukrainian Navy is still trying to carry out.

After Russian sailors finally left the waters of Ukraine in 1995, the Balaklava base was abandoned. And its actual "owners" were hunters for non-ferrous and ferrous metals, since the base had huge stocks of equipment and machine tools.

And after a short period of time, when the Russian Black Sea Fleet left the territorial waters of Ukraine, the Balaklava base was a heartbreaking sight.

Also, an underground plant for the restoration and repair of submarines of the Black Sea Fleet became the object of excursions around the city and the bay. The top-secret base was actively used Soviet Union during the Cold War and as a nuclear weapons depot.

best use secret base, except to conduct tours of tourists around the military underwater base, the Ukrainian authorities did not find.

How the Black Sea Fleet was divided

An agreement on the procedure and conditions for the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the territorial waters and ports of Ukraine was signed in Kyiv on May 28, 1997, following the results of an intergovernmental agreement. The conditions for the division of the Black Sea Fleet and mutual settlements associated with such a division were also stipulated. These documents were ratified by the State Duma and the Ukrainian Parliament in 1999.

The signed agreement made it possible to separate the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy. It was decided to leave the main base and headquarters in Sevastopol. And property disagreements should have been taken into account by an agreement on the division of property. At the same time, Russia got 87.7%, and Ukraine - 12.3% of all ships.

This entire period of agreeing on the legal status of the Black Sea Fleet and its future fate, of course, had a negative impact on its combat capability. Many from 1991 to 1997. what was happening was perceived as that the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy was slowly but surely dying.

Black Sea Fleet in numbers

Comparison of the strength over this period could not strengthen the morale of the personnel.

So let's compare the numbers.

1. Black Sea Fleet for 1991:

Personnel - 100 thousand people.

Number of ships - 835 of all existing classes:

• submarines - 28;
• missile cruisers - 6;
• anti-submarine cruisers - 2;
• BOD II rank, destroyers and patrol ships II rank - 20;
• TFR - 40 units;
• small and ships - 30;
• minesweepers - 70;
• landing ships - 50;
• naval aviation - more than four hundred units.

2. The Black Sea Fleet of Russia for 1997:

• The number of personnel - 25 thousand people. (including 2 thousand people in attack aircraft and marines).
• The number of ships and vessels - 33.
• There are 106 aircraft in the fleet (of which 22 are combat).
• Armored vehicles - 132.
• Command posts - 16 (was 80).
• Communication objects - 11 (out of 39).
• Objects of radio engineering service - 11 (was 40).
• Rear facilities - 9 (out of 50).
• Ship repair facilities - 3 (out of 7).

Under the 1997 section, the Ukrainian Navy was:

• Warships - 30.
• Submarines - 1.
• Combat aircraft - 90.
• Special purpose ships - 6.
• Support vessels - 28 units.

The current state of the Black Sea Fleet

The Black Sea of ​​Russia has always been and remains one of the main factors of stability and security in the southern maritime directions. The combat ships of the Black Sea Fleet are doing everything possible to ensure these tasks on the borders of the Black and Mediterranean Seas.

But the Black Sea Fleet is also able to carry out combat missions in different areas of the World Ocean.

The ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet successfully perform tasks in the Sea of ​​Japan, interacting with Baltic Fleet. Vessels from the command of this fleet participated in the transport escort operation for transporting Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean Sea.

On an ongoing basis, Black Sea Fleet support ships successfully carry out tasks to counter piracy.

Increasing the combat level

The return of Crimea to the Russian structure has undoubtedly improved the combat effectiveness of the Black Sea Fleet. The Russian Federation, on a planned basis, received the opportunity to properly develop the Navy on the Crimean Peninsula.

The naval forces will have an integrated system in Crimea, which also includes land bases. The Black Sea Fleet of Russia acquired the main base for the placement of ships - Sevastopol.

The basic principles for deploying basing systems and fleet infrastructure are self-sufficiency and functionality. It will be necessary to re-equip the bases of surface and submarine ships, coastal troops with everything necessary to ensure full-fledged service and life.

List of ships of the Black Sea Fleet

The directories provide detailed data that can be used to assess what the Russian Black Sea Fleet is today.

List of surface ships of the 30th division:

• Guards
• "Kerch" is a large anti-submarine ship.
• watchdog
• Patrol ship "Okay".
• Patrol ship "Inquisitive".

The composition of the landing ships of the 197th brigade:

Large landing ships:

• "Nikolai Filchenkov".
• "Orsk".
• "Saratov".
• "Azov".
• "Novocherkassk".
• "Caesar Kunikov".
• "Yamal".

The composition of the 68th brigade of guard ships:

Small anti-submarine ships:

• "Alexander".
• "Murometz".
• "Suzdal".

Sea minesweepers:

• "Kovrovets".
• "Ivan Golubets".
• "Turbinist".
• "Vice Admiral Zhukov".

Submarines:

• "Rostov-on-Don" - B237.
• "Novorossiysk" - B261.
• (ex-Zaporozhye) - B435.
• "Alrosa" - B871.

Missile boats of the 41st brigade:

• Bora.
• "Simoom".
• "Calm".
• "Mirage".

The composition of the 295th Sulinsky division:

Missile boats:

• "R-60".
• "R-71".
• "R-109".
• "R-239".
• "Ivanovets".

The composition of the 184th brigade (Novorossiysk):

Anti-submarine ships:

• "Povorino".
• "Eysk".
• "Kasimov".

Minesweepers:

• "Zheleznyakov".
• "Valentin Pikul".
• "Vice Admiral Zakharyin".
• "Mineral water".
• Lieutenant Ilyin.
• "RT-46".
• "RT-278".
• "D-144".
• "D-199".
• "D-106".

It did not take long to look for a site where the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet would be located. Sevastopol turned out to be the most suitable for this (in the same place where the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy was located until March 19, 2014).

Prospects for the development of the submarine fleet

After the division of the ships, the Black Sea residents are armed with one submarine - the diesel Alrosa.

To date, Russia has a program for the gradual build-up of the Black Sea Fleet's submarine forces. Russia's submarine Black Sea Fleet will see the return on these efforts as early as 2016.

By this time, six new diesel submarines are expected to be replenished. Such a replenishment of the submarine fleet will radically change the balance of power in the Black Sea.

The Black Sea Fleet will now be able to solve various tasks at the underwater depths and will create groups to achieve combat goals.

Estimated dates for the commissioning of submarines are different. So, for example, already on August 22, 2015, the Andreevsky flag was raised in St. Petersburg on the diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk. After full-scale tests at the sea test site Northern Fleet it will undoubtedly be sent to a place of long-term basing.

The third submarine from the series of vessels for the Black Sea Fleet of program 636 - "Stary Oskol" - was launched on August 28, 2015. After a set of sea and state trials, it will take its place in the Black Sea Fleet.

But that's not all. The completion of the hull of the submarine "Krasnodar" continues and the launched "Rostov-on-Don" is being completed.

Two more submarines from the project to strengthen the Black Sea submarine fleet - Kolpino and Veliky Novgorod - will be laid down.

All 6 submarines of the 636 diesel program are electric, and by 2016 they will be transferred to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The composition of the crews for these submarines has been formed and is being trained at the training centers of the Navy.

carrier-based aviation

Of course, the Black Sea Fleet must have a full-fledged carrier-based aircraft. Now there is an opportunity to increase the pace of renewal of the fleet of naval aviation. It is planned to replace the Su-24 aircraft with the new Su-30 MS.

It is also important not to forget that it is in the Crimea that the unique NITKA complex is located. For many years, carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet in the Crimea have honed their skills at this unique complex.

The pace of repair of the fleet already available to the Black Sea Fleet is also increasing. All this will make it possible to reach the set level and provide the Black Sea Fleet of Russia with aviation. The composition of aircraft ready for combat missions will be within 80% of the required number.

Reconstruction of the basing system

It is supposed to recreate on the Crimean peninsula such a basing system that will meet all the requirements for performing combat missions in the region.

The main base is located in the city of Sevastopol, where the points for the deployment of the Black Sea Fleet will be located.

The main requirement for the deployment of basing systems is their full independence based on the principle of ensuring functionality and self-sufficiency. This port, where the Black Sea Fleet of Russia will be located, the composition of ships, both surface and underwater, will be provided with everything necessary for full-fledged service and life.

So, at the factories in the Crimea, in the shortest possible time, such production sites will be created that would meet modern requirements and technologies. In order to serve the latest ships that enter the Russian Black Sea Fleet, a phased replacement of machine tools with new ones begins.

Now the federal unitary enterprise in Sevastopol has literally come to life. Two large anti-submarine ships of the Northern Fleet have already been repaired (they are part of the operational formation of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea).

Also at the plant, work is underway to repair Alrosa. In addition, it should be noted that the wages of workers were brought up to the all-Russian level.

Now the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol has received a modern repair base.

The same work is being carried out in Novorossiysk under the federal target program, which is designed until 2020. Within the framework of this program, it is planned to build a place of deployment of the Black Sea Fleet forces in Novorossiysk. Just like Sevastopol, this port, with its rare protective pier, will undoubtedly be another combat location for Russian ships and submarines.

Equipment ships for the Black Sea Fleet

To ensure the safety of navigation in the Black Sea region, hydrographers of the Black Sea Fleet have a large range of work to do. It will be necessary to carry out comprehensive research coastal waters, which will lead to the adjustment of navigation charts. Hydrographic ships of the Black Sea Fleet check the operation of radio navigation systems with subsequent repairs and modernization.

This whole complex of works will have a significant impact on the safety of navigation in this region, which, in turn, will secure the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the composition of whose ships is constantly replenished.

Thus, in order to comprehensively equip submarines and surface vessels, the Black Sea Fleet will be replenished with six more vessels, which will undoubtedly have a positive effect on defense capability and will allow performing tasks not only in the area of ​​​​responsibility provided by the Black Sea Fleet, but also beyond it.

History

History before 1917

The Black Sea Fleet was founded in 1783 after the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The first point of its base was the Akhtiar Bay, located on the southwestern coast of the Crimean Peninsula. The city of Sevastopol was founded here.

The fleet developed and grew at a rapid pace, and already in 1787 it consisted of 3 battleships, 12 frigates, 3 bombing ships, 28 other warships. The Black Sea Admiralty controlled the fleet.

According to bilateral agreements on the temporary (until May 28, 2017) presence of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) of the Russian Federation in Ukraine of 1995 and 1997, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian Navy were created on the basis of the Black Sea Fleet with separate basing on the territory of Ukraine.

70% of the entire infrastructure of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is located on the territory of Crimea. The 25,000th fleet personnel is stationed at three bases: in Sevastopol (Sevastopolskaya, Yuzhnaya, Karantinnaya, Kazachya bays), Feodosia, Novorossiysk and temporarily - in Nikolaev, where Russian ships are being built and repaired.

According to the Agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the status and conditions of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine dated May 31, 1997, a group of Russian ships and vessels of up to 388 units (including 14 diesel submarines) can be located in Ukrainian territorial waters and on land. ). The leased airfields in Gvardeisky and Sevastopol (Kach) can accommodate 161 aircraft. This is quite comparable to the power of the Turkish naval grouping. The specified Agreement is concluded for 20 years. The term of the Agreement will be automatically extended for subsequent five-year periods, unless either Party notifies the other Party in writing of the termination of the Agreement no later than one year before its expiration.

Despite this, for example, according to the Internet portal Flot.com dated March 26, 2009:

“Modernization of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Crimea is possible only with the consent of Ukraine. This was stated on March 25 by the press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Vasily Kirilich, in response to reports that appeared in the media that the Russian Navy intends to transfer submarines to the Black Sea Fleet.

The replacement of the weapons of the Black Sea Fleet should take place only with the consent of Ukraine, which is provided for by the agreement on the division of the Black Sea Fleet of 1997, and only after the signing of regulatory documents by both parties, Kirilich specified.

The Ukrainian side is against the replenishment of the Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine with combat units, while the replacement should be carried out adequately, in accordance with the type and class of ships being replaced. This issue is not new and Ukraine's position on it is well known to the Russian side, Kyrylych added.

Earlier, Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev, Deputy Chief of the Main Staff of the Russian Navy, said that the Black Sea Fleet should have at least 8-10 submarines and will be replenished with them. Ukraine considers this not as a renewal of the fleet, but as the supply of a new type of weapon, - he commented on the statement of the Ukrainian side.

Chronicle of political confrontation

According to the leadership of the Russian Federation, the aggravation of relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was caused by the election in 2004 of the new President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, who, being the guarantor of the Constitution of Ukraine, is obliged to guarantee the fulfillment of the requirements of Part 7 of Article 17 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which states that “on the territory of Ukraine there are no deployment of foreign military bases is allowed”, as well as paragraph 14 of the Transitional Provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, which states that “the use of existing military bases on the territory of Ukraine for the temporary stay of foreign military formations is possible on a lease basis in the manner determined by international treaties of Ukraine ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ".

On the night of January 18-19, the command of the Black Sea Fleet blocks the entry of equipment to the Crimean Sarych lighthouse by placing an armored personnel carrier on its territory. In addition, the command introduces armed units of marines to the four main Crimean lighthouses - Aytodorsky, Evpatoria, Tarkhankutsky and Sarych. Due to unauthorized transfer military equipment to Cape Sarych, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sends a note of protest to Russia.

The development of events is reminiscent of a similar Russian-Ukrainian confrontation in 2003, when a dispute over several islands of the Tuzla Spit in the Kerch Strait, with a total area of ​​​​about 3 km², almost escalated into a military clash. In December 2003, it took the "intervention" of the Russian president to resolve the crisis around the Tuzla Spit together with the Ukrainian president.

Representatives of the nationalist organizations of Ukraine are constantly picketing objects of the Russian fleet in Crimea, demanding "to stop the occupation of Ukraine."

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

In December, the plans of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the redeployment of troops to the Ukrainian-Russian border were made public, but after solving problems with gas transit through the territory of Ukraine and the price of gas for Ukraine, these plans were forgotten.

On June 23, Ukrainian police officers detained a service bus of the Black Sea Fleet with 30 sailors who were on their way to Mount Opuk to the place of training of marines. The check of documents lasted more than 20 hours and ended with the drawing up of protocols on an administrative offense under the article “Violation by foreigners and stateless persons of the rules of stay in Ukraine” and one of the servicemen was admitted to a military hospital with heat stroke. Prior to this, similar cases also took place. Ukrainian police officers referred to their implementation of Presidential Decree No. 705/2008 of August 13, 2008 “On the situation around movements associated with the activities of military formations of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation outside their places of deployment on the territory of Ukraine.” At the same time, the command of the fleet sent a protest to the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Sevastopol. In the document, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation requires the police to "immediately stop illegal actions" against the Black Sea sailors.

In June 2009, SBU chairman Valentin Nalyvaichenko said that FSB officers should leave Ukrainian territory, citing that the protocol between the FSB and the SBU, signed on January 25, 2000, violated Ukrainian law. On December 10, 2009, it was reported that all employees of the military counterintelligence of the FSB of the Russian Federation, who worked in Sevastopol in the Russian Black Sea Fleet, left the territory of Ukraine, having fulfilled the requirement of the SBU.

2010 2011

According to the decision of the Economic Court of Crimea dated August 2 this year, the beacons of the Russian Black Sea Fleet were to be seized by Ukrainian bailiffs. In particular, the bailiffs were to return to Ukraine two stations of the RS-10 radio navigation system, located in Evpatoria and on the territory of the Tarkhankut Lighthouse, and 6 lighthouses, 9 navigation signs and other equipment located along the Crimean coast were also subject to seizure.

On August 21, activists of the Student Brotherhood youth organization began a civil action to intensify the activities of the executive service for the return of Crimean lighthouses to Ukraine: they entered the territory of the Sarych lighthouse, cut off the barbed wire and hung out signs "Object of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine" . 8 people were detained by sailors of the Black Sea Fleet and handed over to the arrived Ukrainian police. On August 23, activists of the same youth organization set up pickets in Sevastopol near the Khersones lighthouse of the Black Sea Fleet demanding its transfer to Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine noted that they have a negative attitude towards the attempts of representatives public organizations penetrate into the territory of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea, as this can lead to tragic consequences.

On October 19, Russia and Ukraine failed to sign an agreement on replacing the ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation with new ones. The Ukrainian side put forward conditions under which Russia had to coordinate with it every step to replace ships, provide a complete list of weapons for new ships, and conclude contracts for their maintenance with Ukrainian ship repair enterprises. The same applies to ground equipment, coastal systems, aviation.

On March 6, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Anatoly Serdyukov asked to take 440 apartments of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation into the balance of Sevastopol. The reason was the high gas price.

On April 20, the Russian side asked Ukraine to abolish $15,000,000 in taxes on cargo entering the country for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Russia promises to use the released funds to promote the socio-economic development of Sevastopol and other settlements where the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation is stationed.

Fleet commanders

Here are the commanders of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. Lists of commanders of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire and the Black Sea Fleet of the USSR Navy - see the relevant articles.

Current state

Payroll of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet (2011)

30th Surface Ship Division

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Board number	Bookmark date	Launching	Commissioning	State
Cruisers - 1
Missile cruiser project 1164, type "Atlant"	"Moscow"	Plant named after 61 Communards (Nikolaev)	121	05.11.1976	27.07.1979	30.12.1982	In line. Fleet flagship. In 1991-1999 underwent a major overhaul with modernization. Rearmed from the Basalt SCRC to the Vulkan SCRC 11th brigade of anti-submarine ships Based in Sevastopol. Includes the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet Guards missile cruiser "Moskva" (project 1164), two large anti-submarine ships of project 1134 "Kerch" and "Ochakov" (the latter is not in service) and patrol ships"Sharp-witted" (project 61M), "Okay" and "Inquisitive" (both - project 1135). 197th Landing Ship Brigade Based in Sevastopol. Includes large landing ships of project 1171 "Nikolai Filchenkov", "Orsk" (not in service) and "Saratov", as well as project 775 and 775M "Azov", "Novocherkassk", "Caesar Kunikov" and "Yamal". 166th Division of Small Missile Ships Based in Sevastopol (Kurinaya Bay). It consists of Project 1239 Bora and Samum hovercraft missile ships, as well as Project 12341 Mirage and Shtil small missile ships. 295th Missile Boat Battalion Based in Sevastopol (Karantinnaya Bay). Includes missile boats R-71 (project 12411R), R-109, R-239, R-60 and R-334-Ivanovets (project 12411). 247th Separate Submarine Battalion Based in Sevastopol. It consists of two diesel submarines: B-871 "Alrosa" and B-380 "Saint Prince George" (the latter is under repair). 68th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area 400th division of anti-submarine ships Based in Sevastopol. Includes four small anti-submarine ships: MPK-49 Aleksandrovets (project 1124), MPK-118 Suzdalets and MPK-134 Muromets (project 1124M), MPK-220 Vladimirets (project 11451). 418th Minesweeper Battalion Based in Sevastopol. Includes four project 266M sea minesweepers: Ivan Golubets, Vice Admiral Zhukov, Turbinist and Kovrovets. 422 separate division of hydrographic vessels of the State Service of the Black Sea Fleet Based in Sevastopol, b. South. Vessels pr.861 (MSS "Cheleken"), 862/II (MSS "Stvor" and HS "Donuzlav"), 872/II (MSS "GS-402"), plus large and small hydrographic boats. The last commander of the division is Captain 2nd Rank Chizhov Dmitry Ivanovich. In February 2012, in connection with the organizational events held in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 422 odngs ceased to exist. Instead, a group of ships was created, with Aleksey Vasilievich Pogrebnyakov appointed as group captain - http://www.kvvmku.ru/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2087&sid=. In addition, the service department of JSC "Slavyanka" was kicked out of the building at 4 Suvorov Street. Now they huddle along Gogol, 37. Coastal troops of the Black Sea Fleet 11th separate coastal missile and artillery brigade of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Based in Anapa. 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Based in Sevastopol. Based in Temryuk. 1096th separate anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Based in Sevastopol. 431st naval reconnaissance point Based in Tuapse Naval Aviation Black Sea Fleet 7057th mixed air base of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation The Kacha airfield is based. Assault Squadron 7057 AvB Black Sea Fleet The Gvardeyskoye airfield is based. Teachings of the Black Sea Fleet Combat operations of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Basing of the Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine Russia leases most of the quay walls of the port of Sevastopol for parking more than 30 warships and vessels. The headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, the central communications center, the naval hospital, the 1096th anti-aircraft missile regiment, the 810th separate marine regiment, the 17th arsenal, and the yacht club are also based in Sevastopol. The total number of the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea is about 14,000 people. In March 2005, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced that Sevastopol would remain the main naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet until at least 2017. Despite the construction of a naval base in Novorossiysk, there are no plans to transfer the Black Sea Fleet headquarters and ship personnel there. In 2010, the so-called Kharkiv agreements were signed between Russia and Ukraine, according to which the basic agreement on the lease of ship bases in Sevastopol was extended until 2042 with the right to further extend for another 5 years. The rent of the naval base in Sevastopol costs Russia $98 million a year and is paid for by Russian gas supplies. Commissioning of new ships May 15, 2012 naval ensign on a special-purpose boat "Rook" project 21980. 2011 Raid tug pr.90600: The road tug "RB-389" was laid down in St. Petersburg at the Leningrad Shipbuilding Plant "Pella" in 2010 (serial number 925), launched in July 2010 on 02.03.2011 on the road tug "RB -389 "in Novorossiysk, the flag of the auxiliary fleet of the Navy was hoisted. Despite its small size, the vessel has wide capabilities, many technical innovations have been introduced on it. The total displacement of the vessel is 417 tons. The full speed is 12 knots, it is provided by two powerful engines. The towing hook pull is about 25 tons. The tug is equipped with modern radio electronics, the ship's control is fully computerized. The tug's crew is 12 people. The tug will be part of the Black Sea Fleet auxiliary vessels. In June of this year, another vessel of a similar design is expected to arrive in the fleet. 2007-2009 Project 11770 landing craft, code "Cerna" DKA-144:Built in 2007 at OAO " shipyard"Volga", and in the same year was transferred to Novorossiysk for acceptance tests. On February 19, 2008, he raised the St. Andrew's flag and became part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. He was enrolled in the unit for the protection of the water area of ​​the Novorossiysk Naval Base. Board number - "575". Sea minesweeper project 02668, code "Aquamarine" Vice Admiral Zakharyin: Created according to the project of the Almaz design bureau and is a prototype on which the latest technologies are being tested - a logical continuation of minesweepers pr.266ME. Laid down at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in 1994. Initially, it was built according to project 266ME (serial number 879) for the Vietnamese Navy, but in 2000, alteration began according to the new project 02668. Launched on May 26, 2006. At the moment, it is undergoing state trials based at the Leningrad Naval Base (Lomonosov Harbor). In the summer of 2008, the MTSC "Vice Admiral Zakharyin" made the transition to internal waterways from the village of Pontoon Leningrad Naval Base to Novorossiysk. By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, a commission was appointed to conduct state trials, after which the ship will be accepted into the combat structure of the Navy and the St. Andrew's flag will be hoisted on it. “This is a fundamentally new and so far the only representative of minesweepers equipped with a fifth-generation mine search system,” said a representative of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. January 17, 2009 enlisted in the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. see also Black Sea Fleet during the Great Patriotic War Black Sea Merchant Fleet Naval Forces of Ukraine (Black Sea Fleet of the Ukrainian Navy) Links Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Infographics, RIA Novosti Sevastopol hostages, Kyiv Telegraph, Alexander Levin, March 25, 2008 Vladimir Shcherbakov The Black Sea is a zone of confrontation. HBO (September 5, 2008). - "We continue to lose our positions in the Black Sea basin." Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2008. 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