Sevastopol on the eve of the Day of the Navy

June 30, 2007, Sevastopol.

A plot about preparations for the celebration of the Day of the Ukrainian Navy. Journalist's stand-up, port, Black Sea, military cruisers on the water, missile cruiser “Pridneprovie”, military on the deck, cleaning the pier.

Comments: Captain 1st rank Vadym Makhno; commander of the missile corvette “Prydniprovia” Oleg Titov; commander of the department of the missile corvette “Prydniprovia” Ivan Bocharov.

For reference: The Prydniprovia missile corvette was transferred to the Ukrainian Navy on September 12, 1997, in accordance with the Black Sea Fleet Division Agreement. It was originally named Nikopol, and in April 2002 it was given a new name, Prydniprovia.

On March 21, 2014, it was captured by Russian special forces during the annexation of Crimea.