Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to move many warships from the naval base of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsular, which Russia annexed in 2014, due to attacks by Ukraine, a Russian-installed official was quoted as saying on Sunday.

"It (Black Sea Fleet) was forced to change, in fact, its registration because our large ships became large targets for the enemy's unmanned boats," Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian official heading the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast,

The Black Sea Fleet decided to leave Crimea. The main reason for this, as it turned out, was the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones, according to Russian Senator Dmitry Rogozin. Rogozin said that the Black Sea Fleet changed its registration because of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones.

Russian forces were fighting street-to-street battles with Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Selydove as Moscow’s forces pushed to gain control over the whole of the Donbas region,

Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of Roscosmos, Russia's national space agency, as well as the Russian-backed "head" of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, revealed that the Russian Federation's Black Sea Fleet altered its location due to strikes from Ukrainian naval drones.

As of 06:00 a.m. October 17, russia has two ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, one of them is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to move from Sevastopol due to Ukrainian attacks, marking a significant shift in naval strategy. Russian senator Dmitry Rogozin emphasized the importance of advancing drone technology and electronic warfare systems to address the evolving military challenge.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet has left Crimea. The main reason for this, as it turns out, is the drone attacks by the Ukrainian forces. — Ukrinform.

Rogozin, a former head of the Russian space agency, confirmed the withdrawal, marking an official acknowledgment from Moscow that the fleet has been forced