Ukraine Matka Fleet Update

Ukraine - Navy

Date Feb. 26, 2022
Country 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Force Navy
Conflict Russia-Ukraine War
Ship Class Matka
Ship Name Pryluky
Hull Number U153
Event Captured (-1)

Description

Captured by Russian forces at Berdyansk on 26 February 2022, the first day the port fell. Pryluky was undergoing refit and was non-operational at the time of seizure. The sole remaining Matka-class hydrofoil missile boat in Ukrainian service, she had been laid down in 1980 and transferred to Ukraine after the 1997 Black Sea Fleet partition treaty. Russian forces captured approximately a dozen Ukrainian vessels at Berdyansk, pressing several into service for port security duties.

Source: hisutton.com