Ukrainian Navy
| Ukrainian Naval Forces Військово-Морські Сили України |
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 Emblem of the Ukrainian Navy
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| Active |
1917–1921 August 1992–present |
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Allegiance | People of Ukraine |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 6.500 men 39 support ships 10 airplanes |
| Garrison/HQ |
Odessa (HQ in 2014-Present) Sevastopol (HQ in 1992-2014) Donuzlav (1992-2014) Mykolaiv |
| Colors | Blue, Gold |
| Anniversaries | Navy Day (every first Sunday of JulyFrom 1997 till 2011 August 1, from 2012 till 2015 last Sunday in July). |
| Battle honours | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Vice admiral Ihor Voronchenko |
| Insignia | |
| Naval Ensign |  |
| Naval Jack |  |
| Naval Jack (1992) | .svg) |
| Shoulder sleeve insignia (2016) |  |
1917–1921
The Ukrainian Naval Forces (Ukrainian: Військово-Морські Сили України, ВМСУ, Viys’kovo-Mors’ki Syly Ukrayiny, VMSU) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992.
It consists of five branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coastal rocket-artillery and naval infantry. The Navy numbers 6,500 people. In 2007 and prior the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea 15,470 people served the Ukrainian Navy.
The headquarters of the Ukrainian Naval Forces was, until the 2014 Crimean crisis, situated at Sevastopol in Crimea. The Naval Forces of Ukraine were highly affected by the Crimea Crisis as majority of their units were stationed there. Ships that did not escape or were not deployed at the time lowered their flags and were interned. Russia began a process of returning the vessels but stopped, citing continued violence against Russians in the Donbass. The ships that were returned were the older models of the fleet that were deemed obsolete. For example, Russia chose not to return the corvettes Ternopil and Lutsk, both of which are some of the newest ships of the Ukrainian fleet. However, none of the Ukrainian naval units retained were absorbed into the Russian Navy.
Ukraine had been scheduling to rebuild its forces even before the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine by building the domestic project 58250, the first Ukrainian designed and built corvette, as well as ordering numerous patrol boats in 2013 from Willard Marine. Ukraine has also restarted the production of its Gryuza River Armed Artillery Boat, which has been previously exported to Uzbekistan.
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