According to Ukraine Ministry of Defense Ukrainian Navy is aimed to defend sovereignty and state interests of Ukraine in the sea, neutralizing naval groups of enemy in its operational zone alone and in accordance with other military services of Armed Forces of Ukraine, assistance to Ukrainian army in its sea directions.
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Operational zone of Ukraine Navy forces includes water areas of Black Sea, Azov Sea, Danube, Dnestr and Dnepr rivers it also includes other sea regions, which are determined by state interests.
Ukraine Navy main tasks
- creation and maintaining of the combat powers on the level, sufficient to detain sea aggression;
- neutralization of the enemy naval forces;
- destruction of enemy transportation;
- support in landing of amphibious forces and fight against enemy amphibious forces;
- maintaining of beneficial operational regime in the operational zone;
- defense of its bases, sea communications;
- protection of submarine space within the territorial sea;
- protection of merchant fleet, sea oil and gas industry and other state activity in the sea;
- assistance to the Ukraine army in their conduct of operations (military actions) at sea directions;
- participation in peacekeeping operations.
