President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called it a historic achievement that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is no longer capable of resistance in the western part of the Black Sea and is "gradually fleeing from Crimea."

"This is a historic achievement. Recently, the Russian leader was forced to announce the creation of a new Black Sea Fleet base in the occupied territory of Georgia. But we will get them everywhere," Zelensky said on Tuesday, speaking via video link at the Crimean Platform parliamentary summit.

According to him, "Ukraine was able to return the Black Sea to the role of a security artery on which global food stability depends."

"First, together with the UN and Turkey, we were able to launch the Black Sea Grain Initiative, then we added the humanitarian initiative "Grain from Ukraine", launched new temporary export routes from our seaports," Zelensky said.