- Service ensign · official · carried by Navy
- State affiliation · Russia
- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Service ensign: St Andrew's ensign — naval ensign of the Russian Federation — carried by Navy, not issued to this record. Drawn by Vigil to the geometry the 1992 readoption specifies — white field, blue saltire, band width one tenth of the fly, 2:3. Drawn rather than supplied because this geometry is fully specified; no image file is involved in this record.
State affiliation: Russia.
The smaller square mark is a Vigil category device, drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role — not an official insignia.
In brief
The fleet at the war's centre: flagship lost to missiles in 2022, headquarters and bases struck repeatedly, and major units publicly reported relocated eastward from Sevastopol.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination confirmed
- Sources
- 5 on the record
- Record state
- Partial
- Broad area of activity
- The Black Sea; principal basing publicly reported shifted eastward from Sevastopol after the 2023 strike campaign.
- Notable history
- Lost its flagship Moskva to Neptune missiles in April 2022, its headquarters and dry docks to missile strikes in 2023, and landing ships and a submarine to strikes and naval drones — a documented retreat of a fleet from a fleetless opponent, ending the effective blockade of Ukraine's grain corridor.
- Strengths
- Residual Kalibr strike capability, mine warfare and a submarine arm that remains dangerous despite surface losses.
- Limitations
- Basing pushed east, surface operations near the Ukrainian coast effectively ceded, and every loss irreplaceable through the closed straits.
Documented equipment
Related organisations
- 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade Institutionally linked to · high confidence
The Black Sea Fleet's marine brigade; shown in the tree under the Naval Infantry branch.
Related locations
Sevastopol: The fleet's historical main base; the 2023 strike campaign against it is publicly documented. Novorossiysk: Publicly reported destination of the eastward relocation during the 2023–24 withdrawal.
Campaigns
Campaigns naming this organisation as a participant. The campaign record owns the relationship and grades it; this list is computed.
- The Black Sea campaign and the export corridor Primary force · Since February 2022 · high confidence · as of 2026-06
- The Ukrainian deep-strike campaign Affected party · Since 2022 · high confidence · as of 2024-06
Key events
Sinking of the cruiser Moskva
Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles sink the Black Sea Fleet flagship — corroborated by US officials after initial Russian denial. The largest warship lost in combat since 1945.
Campaign involvement
Black Sea Fleet pushed from the western Black Sea
Repeated strikes on Sevastopol and losses to naval drones force Russia to relocate most major fleet units eastward; Ukraine's unilateral export corridor consolidates in the fleet's absence.
Quick actions
System access
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Assessed as of — 2026-07 Last reviewed — 2026-07
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