Black Sea

Intelligence medics conduct unique open-sea operation to save gravely wounded fighter

Ukrainian Defense Intelligence medics performed a unique operation in open-sea conditions to save a wounded serviceman, team specialist with the call sign Tochini said, the agency reported on Telegram on Jan. 3.

3 January, 02:54 PM

Russian oil tankers reroute via Türkiye after Black Sea drone attacks

Drone strikes on Russian oil tankers have forced vessels from the Kremlin’s so-called “shadow fleet” to alter their routes in the Black Sea, steering closer to Türkiye’s coastline after departing from or heading to Russia’s Novorossiysk port, The Insider reported on Dec. 19.

19 December 2025, 07:28 PM

Ankara calls for naval de-escalation in Black Sea

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to stop attacking commercial and civilian vessels after a series of strikes damaged cargo ships and oil tankers in the Black Sea in recent weeks, Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 08:06 PM

Partisans scout key Black Sea Fleet logistics hub in Sevastopol – Atesh

Partisans carried out reconnaissance of a key logistics facility of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the occupied city of Sevastopol, the Atesh partisan movement said on Dec. 14.

14 December 2025, 10:15 AM

Ukraine warns Turkey of Russian ship carrying stolen grain

Kyiv has notified the Turkish government of a cargo ship sailing across the Black Sea, carrying 6,000 tons of grain stolen from occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 11:38 PM

Kyiv: Russia staged tanker attack to derail peace efforts

An attack on the Russian tanker Midvolga 2 in the Black Sea appears to be a staged provocation intended to undermine ongoing peace efforts, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 09:14 AM

Putin justifies future grabs of Ukraine’s south — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is likely creating information conditions to justify potential seizure of Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts — even though Russia now has no capability to do so, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 12:33 PM

Putin threatens expanded strikes on Ukrainian ports

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has threatened to expand strikes on Ukrainian ports and the vessels that dock there after a series of attacks on Moscow’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea.

2 December 2025, 10:19 PM

Russian tanker Midvolga 2 reportedly hit by drone 80 miles off Yalta - photos

Photos, allegedly showing the aftermath of an attack on the Russian tanker Midvolga 2 in the Black Sea, have appeared online on the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 02:15 PM

Turkey uneasy about Ukraine attacking Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

The recent attacks on oil tankers believed to be part of Russia’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet” represent a “disturbing escalation” that threatens maritime security in the Black Sea, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:58 PM

Turkey cuts Russian crude imports—report

Turkey sharply cut its imports of Russian Urals crude oil in November as new U.S. sanctions on Moscow narrowed its supply options, Reuters reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:54 PM

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

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