Black Sea

Kazakhstan, Türkiye protest Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kazakhstan and Türkiye condemned recent Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes in the Black Sea targeting an oil terminal and the sanctioned Russian oil tankers KAIRO and VIRAT, which are part of Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

30 November 2025, 01:35 PM

Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker on fire in Black Sea

Oil tanker Kairos, believed to be part of Russia’s sanction-dodging “shadow fleet,” caught fire on Nov. 28 after an explosion in the Black Sea near the Bosporus Strait, Reuters reported.

28 November 2025, 10:00 PM

Kremlin plans Shahed boat launcher that Ukraine can jam, track and sink

Russia is developing a sea-based drone designed to launch Shahed-type UAVs, but the platform would have little practical value for strikes against Ukraine, military outlet Defense Express (DE) wrote on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 01:26 PM

Russian oil price drops to early 2023 levels

The price of Urals crude at Russia’s Novorossiysk Black Sea port fell to $36.61 a barrel on Nov. 13, its lowest level since March 2023, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 09:48 PM

Sea drones set Russia’s Tuapse port ablaze

A fire broke out in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, amid Nov. 10 reports on social media of an overnight attack by sea drones.

10 November 2025, 09:16 AM

Ukraine's southern ecosystems and Kinburn spit face ecological collapse - Navy spokesperson

Russia’s full-scale invasion damaged or destroyed many ecosystems in southern Ukraine, including the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson said in an interview with state TV channels on Nov. 6.

6 November 2025, 10:08 AM

Ukrainian cargo ship sinks off Bulgaria after hull breach

Ukrainian EILEEN cargo ship sank off the coast of Bulgaria on Oct. 12, all ten crew members — Ukrainian nationals — were rescued by Bulgaria, Romania and Turkiye coordinated effort, Maritime wrote on Oct. 13.

14 October 2025, 08:02 AM

Sochi attacked during Putin’s stay

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi late on Oct. 2, when dictator Vladimir Putin was in town for the Valdai Discussion Club, independent Russian outlet The Moscow Times reported.

3 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Ukrainian Navy destroys drifting Russian mines off Odesa coast

Eight Russian anti-ship mines were detected and destroyed off the coast of Odesa, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Telegram on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 10:36 AM

Naval drone strikes oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai

A drone boat struck an oil loading pier at the port of Tuapse in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, with footage of the explosion circulating on Russian social media on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 10:42 PM

Ukraine’s special forces cripple Russia’s Black Sea surveillance in August operation - video

Ukrainian Military Intelligence conducted a successful operation in the Black Sea, eliminating a Russian patrol boat, radar system, and enemy soldiers in August, the officers wrote and released an exclusive footage of the raid on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 01:38 PM

Navy confirms large-scale Black Sea oil leak

Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk confirmed a major oil spill in the eastern Black Sea in territory controlled by Russia, he told RBC-Ukraine on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 05:26 PM

Turkey willing to join Ukraine security guarantees, including Black Sea measures – Zelenskyy

Turkey expressed interest in joining security guarantees for Ukraine, including measures to ensure Black Sea security, during the latest “coalition of the willing” meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 06:52 PM

Ukrainian sea drone kills elite Russian divers in Novorossiysk Bay

Five elite Russian divers were killed in a Black Sea operation near Novorossiysk, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 12:20 PM

Russia likely lost Su-30SM near Snake Island, intercept shows

Russia has likely lost a Su-30SM fighter jet southeast of Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Aug. 14, citing an intercepted enemy radio transmission.

14 August 2025, 08:08 PM

Military Intelligence shows historic first-ever sea drone attack

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) has published archival footage showing the first-ever use of FPV drones in open waters near the coast of the occupied Crimea in 2024 on Teleram on July 29.

29 July 2025, 01:30 PM

Moldova to sell Giurgiulești port to Romania

The Moldovan government has approved the sale of the Giurgiulești International Free Port to Romania’s state-owned Constanta Sea Ports Authority, which operates under the Romanian Ministry of Transport, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 14.

14 July 2025, 07:00 PM

Navy rescues five in stormy Black Sea

Five civilians, who were washed into the open sea by the storm, were rescued by a Ukrainian Navy boat during a combat mission in the Black Sea, the Navy’s press service reported on Facebook on June 30.

30 June 2025, 09:35 AM

Ukrainian drone washed ashore in Turkey

What appears to be a Ukrainian strike drone washed ashore at the Uzunkum Beach near Istanbul on June 11, according to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.

13 June 2025, 01:27 AM

Greece proposes Alexandroupolis–Odesa logistics corridor

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed a transport corridor project that would link Greece’s port of Alexandroupolis with Ukraine’s Odesa via Varna in Bulgaria and Constanta in Romania.

11 June 2025, 11:47 PM

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