skoropadsky begins the formation of the ukrainian fleet, as it was called, after the capture of crimea by bolbochan's troops and before. march of the black sea fleet under ukrainian flags, marine units begin to form , this happens on may 23, 1918, well, actually, looking ahead, now it is again a holiday of the marine corps of ukraine, glory to ukraine, i congratulate you on the day of the marine corps of ukraine. of course, prominent figures appear, names that we remember today, and which are present as an honorary title in the brigades marine corps. this is rear admiral bilinsky, and rear admiral, a representative of the noble ukrainian family ostrogradskyi. and when the armed forces of ukraine were formed already after the declaration of independence, of course they were formed on the base. existing units of the marines of the soviet union, stationed here mainly in the crimea and partly in the coastal part of ukraine, there in odesa. there were really very patriotic ukrainian personnel there, there were officers, there was mr. voloshyn, who, in fact, was one of the initiators of the transition of t