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Capture of Southern Naval Base
Blockade during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The blockade of the Ukrainian fleet in Donuzlav | |||||||
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Part of the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation | |||||||
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1 missile cruiser 4 support ships 2 helicopters |
1 corvette 3 minesweepers 2 landing ships | ||||||
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None | 13 ships captured, some later returned |
The siege of Southern Naval Base lasted from 3 March 2014 until its definitive capture on 27 March 2014. The action began with the blockade of Donuzlav bay by the Russian missile cruiser Moskva. The Russian Navy later scuttled the Russian anti-submarine ship Ochakov and several smaller vessels in the mouth of the bay to prevent Ukrainian ships from sailing to open sea and reaching the Ukrainian fleet in Odesa. As a result, 13 Ukrainian ships were bottled up and eventually captured by Russia in Donuzlav bay. The blockade ended when the Russian Navy seized the last ship under the Ukrainian flag in Crimea, the minesweeper Cherkasy.