In order to protect the sea coast of Ukraine, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used anti-ship mines and Bayraktar drones in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Commander of the Navy Oleksiy Neizhpapa said in an interview published by the Naval Forces of Ukraine. He added that by the time of the invasion, everyone was already mentally prepared..

“Mentally, we were all ready, preparing for this. The ships of the Naval Forces were withdrawn from their bases, ship-tactical groups served at sea. Artillery groups were formed on the shore, which were in cooperation with technical reconnaissance equipment to identify enemy surface targets,” Neizhpapa said..

According to him, at the beginning of a full-scale war, mines were the most powerful weapon in the Navy.. And this powerful weapon was used. Neizhpapa explained that in order for the invaders not to be able to blow up their tactical landing, it was necessary to replace the landing-accessible areas. Moreover, the struggle for the landing, as the commander noted, is the business of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, it is the Navy that should not let the enemy landing to our coast.

“To understand how to repel the enemy, you need to have situational awareness of what is happening at sea in order to make the right decisions.. The task was - the dispersal of ships and the carrying of radar patrols. At night, everyone went out to sea according to the schedule, despite the high risk of being drowned, the ships went out to sea - and now they go out in order to come forward and see where the enemy is, ”added Neizhpapa.

He also noted that in the first days of a full-scale war, the Bayraktars helped the Naval Forces a lot..

In particular, a squadron of such drones played a key role in the Kherson region and over the Black Sea.. According to Neizhpapa, then everything that could fly was used to the fullest..

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Earlier it was reported that the Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Neizhpapa was promoted from rear admiral to vice admiral.. This happened three days after the Navy, under the command of Neizhpapa, destroyed the flagship of the Russian navy, the cruiser Moskva, on April 13..