New Fleet ! The Ukrainian Navy

Albeit Naval encyclopedia focuses mostly on the cold war and prior, the last 40 years had seen a lot of geopolitical changes and navies raising to new levels. In the current (May 2025) volatile and tension-ridden environment, it might be useful to complement the US-Chinese fleets by an overview of the Russian and Ukrainian Navies, especially since 2022. The Ukrainian Navy is a very peculiar subject as it existed in one way or another since the age of the Kievan Rus under Vladimir the Great and their Lodyas… The full picture.

A short bit about Ukrainian History:
scythian badge Long associated with the Russian sphere of Influence, the ancient land of the Scythians is now the second largest country in Europe. Already in antiquity the region was famous for its fertile plains, especially in Crimea, were ancient emporions (greek settlers) flourished in what became the Kingdom of Bosprorus and Chersonese, part of the Sarmatian Empire. It was the second largest provider of cereals after Egypt under the Roman Empire, and from the 6th century BC under Roman, and later Byzantine colonies. Goth, then Huns also settled in the region. It became the centre of Old Great Bulgaria and when Bulgar tribes migrated westwards notably, the Khazars settled there, just as the Sarmatians replaced the Scythians almost a millenia before… The Ukrainian Navy