Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan’s largest oil field begins commercial free gas production

Free natural gas production has begun at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field in Azerbaijan’s sector of the Caspian Sea, BP-Azerbaijan, the field’s operator, said.

9 June, 04:14 PM

Ukraine confirms attacks on Russian anti-sabotage boat in Dagestan

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a Russian Grachonok-class anti-sabotage patrol boat in Dagestan, multiple drone command posts, and other enemy assets on May 17 and overnight into May 18, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Telegram, while also confirming previously reported strikes on a Ka-27 helicopter and a Be-200 maritime patrol aircraft at Russia's Yeysk airfield.

18 May, 04:47 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea nearly 1,000 km from front line

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck two Russian drilling platforms on the Caspian Sea shelf overnight from April 9 to 10, the General Staff said.

10 April, 07:21 PM

Iranian vessel sinks in Caspian Sea while heading to Russian port

An Iranian vessel, the Caspian Shiva, was sinking in the Caspian Sea while en route to the Russian port of Makhachkala after sustaining a hull breach of unknown origin, Russian Telegram channel MNS reported, citing sources on Jan. 29.

29 January, 04:08 PM

Iranian cargo ship disabled in Caspian Sea

Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, believed to be sailing a route used to deliver weapons from Iran to Russia, was disabled in the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 11:08 PM

Ukraine hits three Lukoil offshore platforms in Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck three offshore drilling platforms operated by Russia’s Lukoil in the Caspian Sea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on Telegram on Jan. 11.

11 January, 07:55 PM

Ukrainian military confirms hit on Russian ship in Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s defense forces successfully struck a Russian Project 22460 Okhotnik patrol ship with drones as it was operating near an oil and gas extraction platform in the Caspian Sea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 12:00 PM

Ukraine’s SBU strikes third Russian oil rig in Caspian, targeting Lukoil platform

Long-range drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a third Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea, marking another successful attack on the Kremlin’s offshore energy assets, sources within the SBU told NV.

19 December 2025, 05:10 PM

SBU drones hit Russian oil platforms in Caspian Sea for third time this week

Drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service special operations unit struck oil production platforms run by Russia’s Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft in the Caspian Sea, sources in the agency told NV on Monday.

15 December 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukraine hits Russia’s Caspian Sea oil platforms in another attack

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU security service have struck Lukoil’s Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week, sources told NV on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 10:44 PM

SSO and Russian partisans cripple two Russian military cargo vessels

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO), jointly with the Black Spark resistance movement, have struck two Russian ships in the Caspian Sea that were transporting weapons and military equipment, the military reported on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 02:26 PM

SBU drones hit Russian oil production platform in Caspian Sea, halting its operations

Long-range drones from Ukraine's SBU Security Service’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Filanovsky oil production platform owned by Lukoil-Nizhnevartovskneft, which marks Ukraine's first strike on Russian infrastructure tied to Caspian Sea oil extraction, NV sources in the SBU said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 10:56 AM

Drone strike stops gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan

A natural gas processing plant owned by Russia’s state monopoly Gazprom in Astrakhan Oblast suspended operations after a presumed Ukrainian drone strike on Sept. 22, Reuters reported on Sept. 23, citing three industry sources.

23 September 2025, 11:46 PM

Ukraine intercepts 236 of 280 Russian drones, ballistic and cruise missiles in overnight attack

Russian invaders launched 270 Shahed and simulator drones, five Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and five Kh-101 cruise missiles at Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 02:00 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s Caspian Iranian arms hub

A ship loaded with components for Shahed attack drones and ammunition from Iran was targeted in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian Port Olya in the Volga River delta in Astrakhan Oblast, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 09:18 AM

European Council sanctions firms for aiding Putin’s war against Ukraine

The European Union has sanctioned Russian and Iranian shipping companies involved in delivering Iranian weapons used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.

19 November 2024, 11:00 AM

Ukrainian Navy explains Russia’s use of Caspian Sea for strikes on Ukraine

Russian forces are using the Caspian Sea to launch strikes on Ukraine with strategic aircraft, aiming to avoid issues with aging missiles, said Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for Ukraine's Naval Forces on Nov. 7.

7 November 2024, 03:17 PM

ISW and The War Zone highlight impact of Ukraine’s Caspian Sea strike on Russian naval base

Ukraine’s first strike on Russia's naval base in Kaspiysk may have damaged several Caspian Flotilla ships, analysts say.

7 November 2024, 11:52 AM

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