The overall tempo of maritime operations in the Black Sea remains low. Ukraine continues to be successful in restricting russian maritime operations to the east of the Black Sea. The russian Navy’s perception of the threat of attack from Ukraine is evident through their frequent dispersal training and anti-unmanned surface vessel/unmanned aerial vehicle exercises in and around Novorossiysk. Ukraine continues to undermine the credibility of the russian Black Sea Fleet by seeking to target naval infrastructure and vessels in the Black Sea, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The massed missile attack on November 28, 2024 targeting critical national infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine included launches from the russian Navy’s vessels operating in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Air Force reported 28 land-attack cruise missiles were fired, and that their air-defense system was able to intercept a high percentage of incoming weapon systems fired from both the russian Navy and russian long range aviation.
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