On 8 January 1992 the Officers' Assembly of the Black Sea Fleet appealed to all leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States to recognise the Black Sea Fleet as an operational-strategic formation and not subordinate to Ukraine.
Den 8. januar 1992 appellerede Sortehavsflådens officerskorps til alle lederne i SNG til at anerkende Sortehavsflåden som en strategisk enhed og ikke en regional ukrainsk enhed.