The occupiers left ships in Sevastopol, which they are not afraid to lose. The rest were taken from Novorossiysk, Feodosia and Kerch, said Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Navy of Ukraine.

"The troops of the Russian Federation are deploying ships to other ports, except for the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. This is Novorossiysk, where there is a fairly large naval base, Feodosia and even Kerch," Pletenchuk said.

However, the ports lack piers to accommodate the entire Black Sea Fleet.

"And as a result, they sent some units, which they are not so sorry for, back to Sevastopol. These are Serna boats and several tugboats," he added.