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Iran's foreign minister issues direct threat to Zelenskyy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a threat against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a Ukrainian strike on a vessel in the Caspian Sea.

27 July, 08:04 AM

Ukraine strikes Russian ships, S-400 launcher and Nebo-U radar – General Staff

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck seven tankers, five cargo ships, tugboats and a ferry in the Sea of Azov, as well as a Nebo-U radar and an S-400 launcher, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on July 13.

13 July, 02:07 PM

Russian ship numbers in the Sea of Azov may have halved since July – ISW

Russian-flagged vessels operating with active Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders in the Sea of Azov may have dropped by 55% between June 30 and July 11, according to Starboard Maritime Intelligence data cited by the Institute for the Study of War in a report released on July 12.

12 July, 03:00 PM

Graceful Superyacht leaves Europe for Murmansk amid drone fears

The Graceful superyacht, reportedly linked to Vladimir Putin, has left European waters under the escort of Russian naval vessels and is heading to Murmansk, apparently over concerns about potential Ukrainian drone attacks, The Telegraph reported on July 4.

4 July, 09:36 AM

Flimsy anti-drone nets on Russian warship spark mockery from its own milbloggers

A Russian warship covered with flimsy anti-drone protection against Ukrainian strikes was widely ridiculed on social media and by Russian military correspondents alike, Defence Blog reported on June 22.

22 June, 12:32 PM

Swedish court rules Russian cargo ship may be handed over to Ukraine

A Swedish court has ruled that Russian cargo ship Caffa, seized after transporting grain stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, may be handed over to Kyiv, Reuters reported on June 5.

5 June, 11:41 PM

Little surprise Israel buys stolen grain from Russia, expert says

Israel is happy to accept Russian ships selling stolen Ukrainian grain because it never joined Western sanctions against Moscow, on top of the cargo being sold at a discount, Ihor Semyvolos, director of the Association of Middle East Studies, told NV Radio on April 28.

29 April, 07:52 PM

HUR unit strikes Russian landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov in Crimea

A special unit of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said it struck two large Russian landing ships, the Yamal and the Nikolai Filchenkov, in occupied Crimea overnight on Apr. 19, the agency reported on Apr. 20.

20 April, 10:35 AM

Trump extends ban on Russia-affiliated ships in U.S. ports

U.S. President Donald Trump extended the state of emergency allowing restrictions on Russia-affiliated ships entering American ports for another year, the U.S. Office of the Federal Register reported on April 16.

17 April, 09:08 AM

U.S. lifts sanctions on Russian container ships

The U.S. Treasury lifted sanctions on three Russian container ships, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on March 31.

31 March, 07:58 PM

Estonia detains Russian-crewed smuggler ship in Baltic Sea

Estonia has detained a Bahamas-flagged container ship, the Baltic Spirit, in its territorial waters on suspicion of smuggling, ERR public broadcaster reported on Feb. 3.

4 February, 05:09 AM

Italy seizes Tuvalu-flagged ship carrying Russian metals in suspected sanctions breach — video

A cargo ship flying the flag of Tuvalu has been seized in the Italian port of Brindisi after delivering tens of thousands of tons of ferrous metals from Russia’s Novorossiysk port, the ANSA news agency reported on Jan. 17.

17 January, 05:08 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

Russia hits UK patrol plane with laser in major hybrid war escalation

Western nations risk dangerous complacency over Russia’s war against Ukraine, Michael Bociurkiw — a global affairs analyst at the Atlantic Council and a Canadian journalist of Ukrainian descent — warned on Dec. 6, stressing that even countries far from the front lines are not immune from its global consequences.

7 December 2025, 10:43 AM

Ukraine hands seized Russian ships to private firm

Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has transferred control of 10 seized sea vessels linked to Russian companies to a private firm, the agency announced on April 3.

4 April 2025, 11:42 AM

Russia’s newest landing ship may have been hit in Tuapse

A large Russian landing ship may have been target of an overnight drone attack at the port of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on Nov. 29 after analyzing video of smoke at one of the port's berths.

29 November 2024, 01:16 PM

Ukraine damages or destroys 26 Russian ships in Black Sea since 2022

Between February 2022 and June 2024, Ukraine's Armed Forces (AFU) damaged or destroyed 26 Russian ships in the Black Sea, with two-thirds of these strikes occurring within the last year, UK intelligence reported on X on July 10.

10 July 2024, 04:50 PM

Coordinated Ukrainian attack sinks Russian ship in Sea of Azov

Ukrainian forces carried out a "coordinated strike" on a Russian landing ship recently relocated from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov, according to Sky News on July 10.

10 June 2024, 11:04 AM

HUR leads successful operation to damage Russian missile carrier in Kaliningrad Oblast

A Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) operation successfully damaged a Russian missile carrier, the Serpukhov, at its base in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast on April 7, a HUR source told NV.

9 April 2024, 04:35 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces hit landing ships, communications center and infrastructure facilities of Russian Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine hit large landing ships Yamal and Azov, communications center, and several infrastructure facilities of Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on March 24.

24 March 2024, 01:24 PM

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