A combat river flotilla is being created in Ukraine. The First Division has already entered service

According to the Navy Commander Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are creating a flotilla of several divisions of river combat boats on the Dnipro River.

The First Division has already entered service in the north of Ukraine. The first division of river boats was created in March 2022, at the initiative and with the support of the Land Forces Command. To do this, they equipped the boat and trained people with the help of foreign partners.

Neizhpapa said that the formed division is subordinated to the Kyiv Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and performs tasks in the riverside operational areas.