Black Sea

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

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

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