As of today, December 23, nine Russian ships are on combat duty in the Black Sea, of which one is a carrier of Caliber cruise missiles.. Total salvo - four missiles. This is reported by the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, there are two enemy ships in the Sea of \u200b\u200b\\u200b\\u200bAzov. In the Mediterranean - nine ships of the Russian Federation, of which five are carriers of Caliber cruise missiles with a total salvo - 72 missiles.

Also, according to the Navy, in a week in the interests of Russia, the passage of the Kerch-Yenikal Strait was made by:.

to the Black Sea - 273 ships, of which 80 continued to move in the direction of the Bosphorus Strait;

to the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov - 182 ships, 43 of them moved from the Bosporus Strait.

These ships were moving in violation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by turning off Automatic Identification Systems (AIS).

Also, the Navy spoke about the continuation of the task of repelling the full-scale armed aggression of Russia.

“Over the past week, our military managed to destroy: 32 occupying personnel, 1 tank, 2 anti-tank systems, 1 mortar, 1 ammunition depot and 1 command post,” the Navy said..

Also, the Naval Forces, together with brothers in the groupings, are making every effort to ensure the safety of navigation to overcome the food crisis..

In particular, over the past week, as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, 20 ships left Ukrainian ports, carrying about eight hundred thousand tons of grain and other food products..

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Earlier, the head of the Center for Military Legal Research, Alexander Musienko, said that the Black Sea Fleet of Russia can no longer fully fulfill its functions, its role in the war has been reduced to 70%.

It was also reported that the Black Sea Fleet lost 15% of its combat strength in the war with Ukraine..