Russia has pulled all of its ships out of the Sea of Azov, a body of water connected to the Black Sea, Ukraine’s navy has claimed.

“There are no longer any Russian naval vessels in the Sea of Azov,” declared Dmytro Pletenchuk, a Ukrainian navy spokesman.

Kyiv’s near-relentless attacks on Russian targets in the Black Sea and annexed Crimea have forced Moscow’s navy to retreat and rebase elsewhere in a major victory for a country with no real navy of its own.

Ukraine has used uncrewed naval boats packed with explosives to target Russian vessels, while pounding the Black Sea fleet’s facilities and other military targets with Storm Shadow and Atacms missiles.

On Wednesday, Ukraine said it had destroyed Russia’s last railway ferry being used to transport military equipment to its forces on Crimea, while earlier this month it said Russia’s last naval patrol ship had left the peninsula following the rest of its combat-ready warships.

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