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.
Units 1st Guard and Patrol Division, A2951 22nd Separate Radio and Engineering company, A2408 28th Naval Auxiliary Division, A4414 30th Separate Surface Ship Division, A0937 31st Supply Ships Division
Commanders Ukrainian Dmytro Stepanovych (1994—2002) Khachaturov Karen Yervandovych (2003—2012)Погиб командир Западной военно-морской базы ВМС Украины Ihor Petrovych Zaitsev (2012—2013) Kinzersky Yevhen Eduardovych (2013—2015) Doskato Oleksii Olehovych (2015—2018)
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