A spokesperson for Ukraine's navy stated that Russia had pulled all its vessels out of the Sea of Azov.

The spokesperson, Dmytro Pletenchuk, made the announcement on Facebook.

Ukrainian naval officials have attributed the withdrawal to successful attacks on targets in Russian-annexed Crimea and the Black Sea.

The Sea of Azov is a body of water connected to the Black Sea.

The information was reported by Reuters, with contributions from Ron Popeski and Oleksander Kozhukhar, and edited by Leslie Adler.