Did Turkey sink a Russian ship? (2023)

Did Turkey seize Russian ship?

Turkish authorities hold Russian-flagged ship in the Black Sea port of Karasu as Kyiv claims its cargo was stolen.

Turkish bulk carrier YASA JUPITER was hit by either Russian air strike or Russian missile off Odessa, Black sea, on Feb 24, while en route from Dnepro-Bugskiy to Constanta Romania. According to Turkish MRCC, the ship sustained damages in cargo hold area, but she remained under way, continues voyage.

Ukraine Destroyed Russian Vessel in Black Sea with Harpoon Missiles, U.K. Confirms. The strike represents the first successful use of the Western-supplied anti-ship weapons, considered a game-changer as Ukraine remains outgunned and outmanned by Russia.

“Under the deal, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence delivered an initial batch of 50 Kirpis to Ukraine,” the government source told Defense News on the condition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Turkish Weapons Maker Baykar to Donate Three Armed Drones to Ukraine. A Turkish weapons maker said Monday that it agreed to donate three new armed drones to Ukraine in response to a crowdfunding campaign, after the aircraft were instrumental in Ukraine's resistance to Russia's invasion.

The Ukrainian military takes more pride in having knocked out the Black Sea Fleet flagship - the missile cruiser Moskva - in April. Two Neptune missiles were credited with having sunk it, though Russia disputes that, saying the ship sank after a big fire on board.

The Russians have lost at least five Raptor-class patrol boats, one Tapir-class landing ship, one Serna-class landing craft, and most notably the Moskva, a Slava-class guided-missile cruiser that was also the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.

A Japanese-owned cargo ship has been hit by a Russian missile in the Black Sea off Ukraine's coast, according to media reports.

I write about ships, planes, tanks, drones, missiles and satellites.

How many tanks has Russia lost Ukraine?

And it's a staggering figure as well. According to the Dutch warfare research group Oryx, Russia has lost 1,450 tanks since the war began, nearly 900 of which have been damaged or destroyed. The rest were abandoned by the Russians, and many of those ultimately have since been captured by the Ukrainians.

Russia has lost 52 of its own, higher-flying helicopters.

Donbas (command ship) — On 6 April 2022, satellite images showed the ship being engulfed in heavy smoke in the port of Mariupol, later Ukrainian Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was destroyed during the Siege of Mariupol.

Ukrainian forces sink their own anti-submarine corvette Vinnytsia.

Based on these estimates, Russia has lost nearly 1,300 tanks – an impressive 40% of its total operational tank fleet.

Ukraine has bought more than 20 Bayraktar TB2 armed drones from Baykar in recent years and ordered a further 16 on January 27. That batch was delivered in early March.

CANAKKALE, Turkey -- Baykar Defense, the Turkish defense contractor where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law is a top director, showed some public relations savvy this week when it announced that it is donating three armed drones to Ukraine free of charge.

A Czech crowdfunding campaign has successfully raised more than $1.30m (£1.17m) to buy a modernised tank for the Ukrainian army. Dubbed "a gift for Putin", the campaign received donations from 11,288 individual donors, and organisers say it is the first purchase of its kind.

Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952, has its second largest army and is the host of the Allied Land Command headquarters. The Incirlik and Konya Airbases have both been involved in several NATO military operations since their establishment. The current Ambassador to NATO is Basat Öztürk.

Türkiye will continue to provide appropriate support to these operations. Türkiye also supports NATO's transformation efforts, which are crucial for NATO's success. It is therefore making substantial contributions to the NATO Response Force. A Force Command at high readiness level is established in Istanbul.

Who sent most weapons to Ukraine?

The following list keeps track of military equipment delivered or pledged to Ukraine by France. France was the largest arms exporter to Ukraine between 2014 and 2020 with over €1.6 billion worth of weapons provided.

The Ukrainian navy struck a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea with a Harpoon antiship missile system provided by the West, as Russian invasion forces intensified airstrikes and shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, Ukrainian officials said.

The naval forces consist of five components – surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, coastal rocket-artillery and naval infantry. As of 2022, the Ukrainian navy had 15,000 personnel, including 6,000 naval infantry.

Danish land-based Harpoon launcher in 2002. Ukrainian forces used a Harpoon missile to sink a Russian resupply ship headed to Snake Island, a senior defense official told reporters Friday afternoon.

Ukrainians were able to sink Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagships RTS Moskva (121) and regain Snake Island, which helped prevent Russia from doing an amphibious assault on Odesa, she said. Attacking the Saky Airbase in Crimea also hurt the Russian Navy's ability to attack other countries.

It will reportedly include 24 warships including planes and helicopters from ten NATO member countries including Albania, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Turkey.

Russia's defence ministry claims the warship sank after an accidental fire detonated ammunition.

Russia's Black Sea flagship vessel, the Admiral Makarov, was damaged and possibly disabled during an audacious Ukrainian drone attack over the weekend on the Crimean port of Sevastopol, according to an examination of video footage.

Russian Czar Nicholas II hoped that the Russian Baltic fleet under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky would be able to challenge Admiral Togo's supremacy at sea, but during the two-day Battle of Tsushima Strait, beginning on May 27, more than 30 Russian ships were sunk or captured by the superior Japanese warships.

How many tanks has Ukraine lost in the war?

19 the Ukrainian army had lost just 320 tanks: 176 of them destroyed.

WASHINGTON — Russia's war in Ukraine has left more than 100,000 of Moscow's troops dead or wounded, and Ukraine has probably suffered a similar number of casualties, the United States' most senior general said this week.

These tanks are only used in NATO by their respective countries. There are roughly 200 tanks in service for each tank type, making a total of 800, plus roughly 1500 Leopard 2's and roughly 2500 M1 Abrams. The majority are M1A2's and the rest M1A1's.

The Ukrainian armed forces have likely captured at least 440 Russian Main Battle Tanks and around 650 other armored vehicles, according to UK intelligence.

“Two Ka-52s were destroyed at the airfield in the Pskov region, and two more were seriously damaged,” the intel agency claimed Monday. It's impossible to verify the agency's assertion.

Eight nuclear submarines have sunk as a consequence of either accident or extensive damage: two from the United States Navy, four from the Soviet Navy, and two from the Russian Navy. Only three were lost with all hands: two from the United States Navy and one from the Russian Navy.

Since March 21, Ukrainian missiles and drone attacks have damaged or sunk about four landing ships, three patrol boats and the cruiser Moskva, the Black Sea Fleet flagship, which sank in April, according to Ukrainian defense ministry announcements and data aggregated by the Istanbul-based ship blog Turkishnavy.net.

Auxiliary fleet

As of October 2022, 2 have been delivered. By October 2022, the Ukrainian Navy was reported to (probably) have received several dozen domestically-produced kamikaze drone boats. 1 was captured and subsequently destroyed by Russia in September 2022.

According to the Military Balance 2021, quoted in Kyiv Independent, Russia has over 10,000 battle tanks in storage, mainly T-72s and T-80s.

How many weapons does Russia have left?

What number of nuclear weapons does Russia actually possess? According to a FAS estimate from 2022, Russia has 5,977 nuclear weapons.

The Russian military command has shown an unwillingness to delegate authority to junior officers. This system means not only that generals tend to appear more in combat and therefore are vulnerable to attack but also that junior officers lack the experience to command battlefield operations when called upon.

$300 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Suleiman Kerimov Seized by Fiji at Request of United States.

Russia's defence ministry claims the warship sank after an accidental fire detonated ammunition. But footage of the damaged vessel, which emerged on April 18th, seems to confirm Ukraine's claim that it struck the ship.

Starbucks, Coca-Cola suspend business in Russia

Whether required by sanctions or simply a matter of choice, their actions include suspending operations in Russia, cutting ties with Russian clients, shutting down online and in-person sales to Russian consumers and freezing financial transactions.

Officials say U.S. intel helped Ukraine sink Russian ship

It sank on April 14 after being struck by two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles, U.S. officials said. Moscow said the vessel sank after a fire. The Moskva was the largest Russian warship sunk in combat since World War II.

Ostapchuk saw media reports of a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in his home city of Kyiv. It was similar to the one he lived in with his wife, when he wasn't aboard ship. At that point, he said, “I think, my home can be next.” That's when he decided to sink the yacht.

The Russians Have Lost Nearly 300 Aircraft Over Ukraine—Mostly Drones.

Ukraine has shot down 55 Russian warplanes, U.S. general says.

The ballistic mode of attack isn't very accurate, but it helps 'copter crews to survive. Indeed, Ukraine has lost just 12 helicopters since Russia widened its war on the country back in February. Russia has lost 52 of its own, higher-flying helicopters.

Is KFC still in Russia?

KFC, Fashion Retailer Inditex Announce Final Exits From Russian Market. American fast-food restaurant chain KFC is transferring its Russian business to a local operator, and the Spanish fashion retailer that owns the chain Zara will sell its business in the country, the two multinationals said on October 25.

Burger King has been operating in Russia over the last 10 years through the joint-venture partnership, the same model the chain employs in 15 other international markets. The company operates 800 locations in Russia, all overseen by Kolobov, who RBI says has "extensive restaurant experience."

Amazon.com Inc. says it has stopped shipping products sold on its retail website to customers based in Russia and cut off access to its video streaming service there.

The naval forces consist of five components – surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, coastal rocket-artillery and naval infantry. As of 2022, the Ukrainian navy had 15,000 personnel, including 6,000 naval infantry.

The Black Sea Fleet has its official primary headquarters and facilities in Sevastopol, which Russia illegally took from Ukraine, along with the rest of Crimea, in 2014. The rest of the fleet's facilities are based in locations on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast and Crimea.