Direct proof of use
The Docksta CB90 / Combat Boat 90 H is documented in Ukrainian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through official donor announcements and Ukrainian Navy-attributed reporting. Sweden announced a February 2024 maritime support package with 10 Combat Boat 90s for Ukraine, then said in September 2024 that the type had become a welcome addition for the Ukrainian Navy as Ukraine faced river-front fighting and Russian threats to merchant traffic.
Ukrainian reporting in October 2025 attributed to Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, said Ukraine had received additional Combat Boat 90 vessels from Sweden and Norway, that the type was already in Ukrainian fleet service, and that a full squadron or division based on the platform had been formed. The same reporting described missions including landing personnel, coastal defense, patrol, and protection of civilian shipping; it also cited earlier spring 2025 comments that the boats were actively used for reconnaissance, logistical support, landing personnel, and support missions around strategically important areas including Zmiinyi Island.
Sources: Sweden Package 15, Sweden Package 17, Ukrainska Pravda CB90 reinforcement, Mezha CB90 replenishment
Timeline
The public transfer record begins on 2024-02-20, when Sweden announced 10 Combat Boat 90s as part of a larger maritime initiative for Ukraine. On 2024-03-01, the Netherlands announced a watercraft donation that included CB90 assault craft, alongside rigid-hull inflatable boats and militarized river patrol boats.
In July 2024, Naval News reported that three CB90 combat boats had been delivered to Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence through the Steel Front initiative, including crew training. Sweden then announced six additional Combat Boat 90s in September 2024, and in January 2025 announced 16 more, described as doubling the previous 16 donated CB90s.
By October 2025, Ukrainian Navy-attributed reporting said the platform was already in fleet service and that additional Swedish and Norwegian boats had allowed the formation of a full CB90-based unit. That reporting is the clearest open-source support for operational service rather than only pledged transfer.
Sources: Sweden Package 15, Netherlands Watercraft Donation, Naval News HUR CB90 Delivery, Sweden Package 17, Sweden Largest Support Package, Ukrainska Pravda CB90 reinforcement
Narrative
The documented Ukrainian role is littoral and riverine mobility rather than a single named strike. Sweden's September 2024 package framed the transfer around Russian threats to Ukrainian merchant-vessel traffic, mine-cleared routes to the Bosporus, and river-front fighting where the Ukrainian Navy supports ground-defense forces. In that setting, Sweden said Combat Boat 90 had been a welcome addition and included additional boats, trailers, and maintenance support.
Later Ukrainian Navy-attributed accounts describe the wartime mission set more directly: personnel landing, coastal defense, patrolling, protection of civilian shipping, reconnaissance, logistical support, and operational support in strategically important directions such as Zmiinyi Island. United24 Media also reported, citing the Ukrainian Navy, that the newest CB90 addition expanded Ukraine's ability to conduct amphibious operations, rapid troop deployment, and coastal-defense missions amid continuing threats to civilian shipping.
Public sources identify Ukraine as the fielding side and Sweden, the Netherlands, and later Sweden and Norway as delivery channels for CB90-family craft. The open record supports transfer, fielding, training, and operational tasking, but it does not provide a complete inventory, unit roster, or independently verified list of individual CB90 combat sorties.
Sources: Sweden Package 17, Ukrainska Pravda CB90 reinforcement, United24 Sweden Norway CB90 Delivery, Netherlands Watercraft Donation, Naval News HUR CB90 Delivery
