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War in Ukraine
Shelling kills two civilians near Dnipro River; Russian mines nearly sink grain ship; Kremlin’s assaults have killed more than 500 Ukrainian kids; New US sanctions levied on Russia-linked financiers
Dec. 29, 2023
Odesa
Three crew members aboard the Liberian flagged ship, citizens of the Philippines, were injured with one of them being hospitalised.
Nov. 9, 2023
Counteroffensive
Beginning in the early morning of Oct. 30, Ukraine struck at a Russian air defense system on the Black Sea in occupied Crimea with further attacks on the peninsula continuing into daylight hours.
Oct. 30, 2023
Putin
The Russian president's announcement follows successful strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian facilities in Crimea in September.
Oct. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Along with Admiral Viktor Sokolov, 34 officers were killed in Ukraine's missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said.
Sep. 25, 2023
Russia
After successful strikes by Ukraine’s Armed Forces poked holes in both Russian warships and the Kremlin’s naval strategy, Moscow is abandoning its longtime “safe harbor” at Crimea.
Sep. 23, 2023
Turkey
Twelve crew members of the cargo ship, which was carrying cement, had to be evacuated after apparently hitting a mine close to a Romanian Black Sea port.
Sep. 20, 2023
Crimea
Ukraine's National Resistance Center said that in Crimea, the main command post of Russia’s Black Sea fleet near Belbek airfield was hit by Ukrainian missiles on Wednesday morning.
Sep. 20, 2023
UK
The destruction of the Rostov-on-Don submarine by Ukraine using a Storm Shadow cruise missile once again highlighted the weapon’s capabilities and the Black Sea Fleet’s vulnerability.
Sep. 19, 2023
Russia
Against the background of Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Moscow is increasingly redeploying a ship group, because “they are restless in the bays.”
Sep. 15, 2023