SEVASTOPOL, July 29./TASS/. A parade of naval ships and a military sports festival have taken place in the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol on Sunday, marked in Russia as Navy Day, TASS reports from the site. Attending the parade was Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

More than 30 warships, submarines and boats, five auxiliary vessels, more than 20 aircraft and over 30 units of military hardware participated.

A performance featuring the history of the Black Sea Fleet was part of the celebrations.

The Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, a city with a special status on the Crimean Peninsula, where most residents are Russians, refused to recognize the legitimacy of the authorities in Kiev who seized power amid riots that sparked a coup in Ukraine in February 2014.

Crimea and Sevastopol adopted declarations of independence on March 11, 2014. They held a referendum on March 16, 2014, in which 96.77% of Crimeans and 95.6% of Sevastopol voters chose to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The Russian president signed the reunification deals on March 18, 2014. Sevastopol is home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.