Mediterranean Sea

Russia loses all naval bases in Mediterranean region - Pletenchuk

Russia has effectively lost its naval base in the Mediterranean Sea after Tartus port becoming unavailable for their warships, Ukraine’s Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on the air of national telethon on April 10.

10 April 2025, 02:28 PM

Series of mystery blasts hit Russian-linked tankers

Three oil tankers recently calling at Russian ports have been damaged by explosions on board in different parts of the Mediterranean over the past month, the causes of which are unknown, Reuters reported on Feb. 19, citing shipping and security sources.

20 February 2025, 12:45 PM

Russia dangles Syria reconstruction funding in exchange for basing rights

Desperate to keep its two military bases in Syria, Moscow has offered military aid and help in rebuilding the country in the wake of Bashar Assad's fall, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 11:39 PM

Video shows moments before Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sinks in Mediterranean

Footage of the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major wreckage emerged online on Dec. 24, showing the vessel moments before it sank in the Mediterranean Sea between the town of Águilas in Spain, and the city of Oran in Algeria.

24 December 2024, 01:35 PM

Blast sinks Russian ship off Spanish Mediterranean coast

The Russian bulk carrier Ursa Major sank in the western Mediterranean Sea after an engine room explosion, the Spanish newspaper La Verdad reported on Dec. 23.

24 December 2024, 09:54 AM

Impact of Assad regime’s collapse and Russia's possible withdrawal from Syria – ISW

The swift collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria—a regime Moscow has supported since 2015—marks a strategic political defeat for Russia and creates a new crisis as the Kremlin struggles to maintain its strategic military presence in the country.

9 December 2024, 11:20 AM

Russian military capabilities stretched thin across global conflicts, says U.S. general

Recent events in the Middle East and Africa have shown that the Russian army has been weakened by a series of challenges on several continents at once, particularly those that threaten its naval capabilities, former U.S. Army Commander in Europe Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling told CNN on Dec. 4.

4 December 2024, 09:42 AM

Closing Bosphorus straits crucial in blocking Russia’s Black Sea strategy

Turkey's closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits under the Montreux Convention prevented Russia from using its advantages to seize Odesa, Mykolaiv, and other oblasts, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said in an interview with Ukrinform on Nov. 24.

24 November 2024, 03:00 PM

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