Kerch Strait incident On 25 November 2018, two Ukrainian
Gyurza-M-class boats,
Berdyansk and
Nikopol were seized by the
Russian Navy. They were captured while they tried to cross the
Kerch Strait en route to Ukrainian port city of
Mariupol in the
Sea of Azov. During the
incident, three Ukrainian crew members were injured. The ships were returned on 18 November 2019, but Ukraine accused Russia of returning them in sub-par condition.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Following the capture of Berdiansk by Russian forces,
P 179-
Vyshhorod and
P 174-
Akkerman were captured by Russian forces. Russian forces captured another two craft,
P-177 Kremenchuk and
P-178 Lubny, during the
Siege of Mariupol. On 4 November 2022, a Gyurza-M-class gunboat of the
Ukrainian Navy was damaged by a
ZALA Lancet drone, the first time a Lancet attacked a naval target during the war. On 28 December 2023,
P-181 Bucha is reported to be part of
Kyiv air defences. == See also ==