Black Sea

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

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

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