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Russia Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

Every recorded change to the Russia fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.

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Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 13 events 13 2022 2023 — 18 events 18 2023 2024 — 18 events 18 2024 2025 — 6 events 6 2025 2026 to 14 Sep — 24 events 24 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 14 Sep 2026.

By event type 79 events logged · 59 losses
  • Sunk 7
  • Destroyed 14
  • Damaged 38
  • Commissioned 20

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Russia navy losses, sinkings & commissionings

  1. SEP 122026 Orcan Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Uncrewed surface vessel sunk by a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 drone boat in the Black Sea.
  2. SEP 92026 Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by a Long Neptune missile at Novorossiysk NB in the combined strike of 8-9 September; imagery shows damage to the forward section near both VLS banks.
  3. SEP 92026 Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by a Long Neptune cruise missile at Novorossiysk NB; imagery shows moderate to severe damage around the forward VLS banks.
  4. SEP 92026 Buyan-M Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Project 21631 missile corvette severely damaged at Novorossiysk NB; fire and structural collapse aft of the superstructure.
  5. AUG 122026 Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 during a combined strike on Novorossiysk NB; hits near the vertical launch system and aft superstructure.
  6. AUG 122026 Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 at Novorossiysk NB; structural damage reported around the Kalibr launcher bay.
  7. AUG 122026 Vasily Bykov (Project 22160) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Patrol ship damaged at Novorossiysk NB in the combined Ukrainian missile and drone strike of 12 August.
  8. AUG 122026 Buyan-M Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Unnamed Project 21631 missile corvette reported damaged at Novorossiysk NB; hull not identified by sources.
  9. JUL 252026 Stupinets (Molniya) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by an SBU long-range drone in the Caspian Sea during a strike wave on Russia-Iran military cargo shipping.
  10. JUL 142026 Izumrud (Rubin) Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Sunk pier-side at Gelendzhik by a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 naval drone during the night of 13-14 July.
  11. JUN 32026 Boikiy (Steregushchiy) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck and set ablaze by Ukrainian drones in the Veleshchynsky dry dock at Kronstadt naval base.
  12. MAY 82026 Burya (Karakurt) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned at Baltiysk into the Baltic Fleet, eighth Project 22800 corvette in service.
  13. APR 252026 Yamal (Ropucha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in SBU drone strike on Sevastopol Naval Base alongside Filchenkov and Ivan Khurs.
  14. APR 252026 Nikolai Filchenkov (Tapir) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in SBU drone strike on Sevastopol Naval Base alongside Yamal and Ivan Khurs.
  15. APR 252026 Ivan Khurs (Yury Ivanov) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Reconnaissance ship struck at Sevastopol; satellite imagery shows stern damage disabling intelligence gear.
  16. APR 62026 Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck again by USF drones at Novorossiysk NB; ship fired SAMs during approach but was still hit.
  17. APR 62026 Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck again by USF drones at Novorossiysk NB; satellite imagery confirmed hits to bow section near A-190 gun mount.
  18. MAR 252026 Purga (Project 23550) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by long-range Ukrainian drones at Vyborg Shipyard; left listing heavily to port.
  19. MAR 22026 Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB; fire burned 18 hours, Kalibr launch capability assessed destroyed.
  20. MAR 22026 Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB alongside Admiral Essen.
  21. MAR 22026 Yeysk (Grisha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Severely damaged during Ukrainian drone strike on Novorossiysk NB.
  22. MAR 22026 Kasimov (Grisha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Severely damaged during Ukrainian drone strike on Novorossiysk NB alongside Yeysk.
  23. MAR 22026 Valentin Pikul (Natya) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck during Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk NB; most severely damaged vessel.
  24. FEB 212026 Rubin Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Rubin-class patrol boats destroyed by Ukrainian drones near Inkerman, Crimea.
  25. DEC 162025 Velikiye Luki (Lada) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned at Saint Petersburg, third Lada-class diesel-electric submarine, assigned to the Baltic Fleet.
  26. DEC 152025 B-271 Kolpino (Improved Kilo) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by Ukrainian Sub Sea Baby underwater drones at Novorossiysk NB, massive stern explosion, assessed as effectively a total loss.
  27. AUG 282025 Buyan-M Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by FPV drones at record 350+ km range in Sea of Azov, radar system destroyed, forced to withdraw from patrol zone.
  28. AUG 72025 Vyshny Volochyok (Buyan-M) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Collided with Turkish-flagged tanker Nazan in Temryuk Bay while maneuvering to evade Ukrainian drones, significant hull damage to port side.
  29. JUL 242025 Knyaz Pozharsky (Borei-A) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned with Putin in attendance, seventh Borei-class SSBN, armed with 16 Bulava ICBMs.
  30. JUN 112025 Yakutsk (Improved Kilo) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned into Pacific Fleet, sixth and final Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine.
  31. DEC 272024 K-564 Arkhangelsk (Yasen-M) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned at Sevmash shipyard, fourth Yasen-M nuclear attack submarine, assigned to Northern Fleet.
  32. DEC 212024 Tucha (Karakurt) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Commissioned at Kaspiysk, assigned to Black Sea Fleet, armed with Kalibr cruise missiles.
  33. AUG 262024 Amur (Karakurt) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Small missile ship with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles commissioned at Kaspiysk.
  34. AUG 22024 Rostov-on-Don (Improved Kilo) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck again by ATACMS missiles at Sevastopol and sank at berth. Previously damaged in September 2023.
  35. JUL 192024 Tunets Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Tunets patrol boats destroyed by Ukrainian strikes in Black Sea operations near Crimea.
  36. JUN 62024 Saturn (Project 498) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Tug sunk by Ukrainian naval drones at Lake Panske on Crimea's western coast.
  37. MAY 192024 Kovrovets (Natya) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by ATACMS missiles in Crimea overnight alongside Karakurt-class corvette Tsiklon.
  38. MAY 192024 Tsiklon (Karakurt) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by ATACMS missiles in Sevastopol. Last Kalibr cruise missile carrier in the Black Sea.
  39. MAY 62024 Mangust Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Patrol boat destroyed by MAGURA V5 naval drone near Chornomorske, Crimea.
  40. APR 212024 Kommuna (Kommuna) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by Neptune anti-ship missile at Sevastopol. World's oldest active naval vessel, launched in 1913.
  41. MAR 242024 Yamal (Ropucha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by Neptune anti-ship missile during Ukrainian strike on Sevastopol port infrastructure.
  42. MAR 242024 Azov (Ropucha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by Neptune anti-ship missile during Ukrainian strike on Sevastopol port infrastructure.
  43. MAR 242024 Konstantin Olshansky (Ropucha) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by Neptune anti-ship missile at Sevastopol. Originally a Ukrainian ship seized in Crimea in 2014.
  44. MAR 232024 Ivan Khurs (Yury Ivanov) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged at Sevastopol by missile strike during Ukraine's 23 March 2024 attack.
  45. MAR 52024 Sergey Kotov (Project 22160) Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Sunk by MAGURA V5 naval drones near Kerch Strait. Commissioned only in July 2022.
  46. FEB 142024 Tsezar Kunikov (Ropucha) Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Sunk by MAGURA V5 naval drones off coast of Alupka, Crimea.
  47. FEB 12024 Ivanovets (Tarantul) Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Sunk by six MAGURA V5 naval drones in Lake Donuzlav, western Crimea.
  48. JAN 312024 Kronshtadt (Lada) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · First serial Lada-class submarine commissioned, 19 years after keel-laying. Assigned to Northern Fleet.
  49. DEC 262023 Novocherkassk (Ropucha) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Storm Shadow missiles while docked at Feodosia carrying 4,400 artillery shells and 280 Grad rockets.
  50. DEC 252023 Admiral Golovko (Admiral Gorshkov) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · 3rd Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate commissioned, first with fully Russian propulsion system.
  51. DEC 252023 Naro-Fominsk (Buyan-M) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · 11th Buyan-M class corvette commissioned, assigned to Baltic Fleet.
  52. DEC 112023 Imperator Aleksandr III (Borei-A) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · SSBN commissioned at flag-raising ceremony with Putin, assigned to Pacific Fleet.
  53. DEC 112023 Krasnoyarsk (Yasen-M) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Nuclear cruise missile submarine commissioned alongside Imperator Aleksandr III, assigned to Pacific Fleet.
  54. NOV 282023 Mozhaisk (Improved Kilo) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · 5th Project 636.3 submarine for the Pacific Fleet, commissioned at Admiralty Shipyards.
  55. NOV 102023 Serna Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged during Black Sea operations; imagery shows Serna and Ondatra craft hit together.
  56. NOV 42023 Askold (Karakurt) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by cruise missiles at Zalyv shipyard, Kerch. Destroyed before commissioning.
  57. OCT 112023 Pavel Derzhavin (Project 22160) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit a mine while entering Sevastopol Bay, sustaining hull damage.
  58. SEP 142023 Samum (Bora) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by SBU SeaBaby naval drone near Sevastopol Bay entrance. Lost power, towed away listing.
  59. SEP 142023 Rezkiy (Steregushchiy) Commissioned 🇷🇺 Russia · Corvette commissioned at Vladivostok, assigned to Pacific Fleet.
  60. SEP 132023 Minsk (Ropucha) Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Storm Shadow cruise missiles in dry dock at Sevmorzavod shipyard, Sevastopol.

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