Western Naval Base | |
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Odesa, Ukraine. | |
Type | Naval base |
Site information | |
Owner | Ukraine |
Controlled by | Ukrainian Navy |
Western Naval Base is the current main naval base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in Odesa along the northwest coast of the Black Sea. It is one of two active naval bases of the Ukrainian Navy along with the Azov Naval Base in Berdyansk. Until 2014, Ukraine also operated the Southern Naval Base and Main Naval Base in Sevastopol.
The Western Naval Base was formerly a base of the Soviet Navy.