Black Sea

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

Ukrainian Navy: Russia mostly silent in Black Sea after latest Crimean Bridge blast

Only one Russian missile carrier submarine remained in the Black Sea as of the morning of June 5, down from two the previous day, according to Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk in a statement aired on national television.

5 June 2025, 10:18 AM

Ukraine’s SBU obliterates Russian Neva radar on gas platform in combined drone attack

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) destroyed a Russian Neva radar station on the “Boyko Towers” gas platforms in the Black Sea through a combined air and sea drone attack, the SBU reported on Telegram on May 19.

19 May 2025, 12:25 PM

Magura drone strike on Su-30 was coordinated by multiple units — Ukrainian expert

The missile that downed a Russian Su-30 over the Black Sea was a part of a coordinated strike by Ukrainian drones operating as a unified weapons platform, Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert, said in an interview with NV published on May 4.

6 May 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia increases number of Kalibr missile carriers in Black Sea to five — Ukrainian Navy

Russia increased the number of Kalibr cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea to five, Ukraine’s Navy reported on May 2 via Telegram.

2 May 2025, 10:16 AM

Russian Kalibr missile carrier spotted in Black Sea — Ukrainian Navy

Russia has deployed one warship in the Black Sea capable of launching up to six Kalibr cruise missiles, Ukrainian Navy reported on April 21.

21 April 2025, 10:57 AM

Russia mounts successful defense against Ukraine’s naval drones

Russia has built a multi-layered defense system that is hindering Ukraine’s use of naval drones, Ukrainian Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa said in an interview with RFE/RL on April 7.

7 April 2025, 10:17 PM

Romanian presidential candidate calls for ban on Ukrainian grain shipments

Former Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta wants to end the transit of Ukrainian agricultural produce through Romania’s Black Sea ports to “protect local farmers,” Ponta said on April 7.

7 April 2025, 08:34 PM

Turkey prefers ‘any peace deal’ to continued war in Ukraine

A potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia may be “hard to swallow,” but Ankara believes it would be preferable to the continuation of the war, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on April 4.

5 April 2025, 12:41 AM

Poland looks to buy or lease port in Odesa

The Polish government is exploring options to purchase or lease a port in Odesa Oblast, Polish Deputy Agriculture Minister Michal Kolodziejczak told Polsat News on April 4.

4 April 2025, 11:38 PM

Russia building large landing ship in occupied Crimea

Russia is building its largest landing ship, Ivan Rogov, at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch, Crimea, Newsweek and Defense Express reported on April 3.

4 April 2025, 02:03 AM

New base, old war: Russia builds naval hub in occupied Georgia after Ukrainian strikes, satellite images show

Russia is building a new naval base in the occupied Georgian town of Ochamchira to protect its warships from Ukrainian attacks, Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported on March 28, citing satellite imagery showing construction at the port in Abkhazia.

28 March 2025, 02:04 PM

Bulgaria ready to assist in monitoring Black Sea ceasefire

At the “Coalition of the Willing” summit in Paris on March 27, Bulgaria offered to host a multinational center to monitor the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Black Sea.

27 March 2025, 11:48 PM

Black Sea truce, Kremlin gains

The ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States during talks in Saudi Arabia is expected to have limited impact on the war and instead may serve as a reward to Moscow, The Times reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 12:44 PM

Kremlin’s price for peace? Sanctions relief, says leaked Black Sea deal

The Black Sea ceasefire agreement, brokered between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia, looks like a “Kremlin wish list,” demanding that Western sanctions be eased before Moscow offers any “concessions,” The Guardian’s Andrew Roth reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 11:00 AM

Odesa included in naval ceasefire deal, Ukraine insists

Ukraine considers the city of Odesa part of the Black Sea ceasefire deal reached in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn wrote on X late on March 25.

26 March 2025, 08:58 AM

Ukraine, Russia agree ‘naval ceasefire’ in Black Sea

Through U.S. mediation, Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to forego the use of military force in the Black Sea, according to a statement by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on March 25.

25 March 2025, 08:35 PM

Military expert discusses Russia’s Black Sea ceasefire motives and Ukraine’s vulnerabilities

The prospects of the agreements between the delegations of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Riyadh on a 30-day ceasefire in the Black Sea were discussed by military expert Mykhailo Zhyrokhov on Radio NV on March 25.

25 March 2025, 01:50 PM

Ukraine’s Navy explains the true impact of a Black Sea ceasefire

A ceasefire at sea would mean an end to Russian shelling of Ukraine’s port infrastructure, Ukraine’s Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told Radio Liberty on March 24.

25 March 2025, 10:19 AM

Europe uneasy over US-Russia Black Sea talks

Romania and Bulgaria are wary of a possible U.S.-Russia deal that would restore some of Moscow's control over disputed Black Sea waters as part of their broader agreement, the Financial Times wrote on March 24, citing officials in Bucharest and Sofia.

24 March 2025, 02:26 PM

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