Cargo ship sinks off coast of Ukrainian port Odessa ‘after explosion’
2 years, 10 months ago

Cargo ship sinks off coast of Ukrainian port Odessa ‘after explosion’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cargo ship has sunk in the Black Sea off the Ukrainian port of Odessa after an explosion, the vessel’s manager has said. The Estonian-owned cargo ship Helt sunk on Thursday as Russian forces continued their invasion of Ukraine, which has seen increasing military activity in the Black Sea. Earlier, the owner of a Bangladeshi cargo ship said a missile or bomb had hit it in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia, killing one of its crew members. open image in gallery This map shows the areas held by Russian forces in Ukraine The Russian military said it had control of Kherson, and local Ukrainian officials confirmed that forces have taken over local government headquarters in the Black Sea port of 280,000, making it the first major city to fall since the invasion began a week ago.

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Russian ship under US sanction sunk in ‘act of terrorism’, says owner
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russian ship under US sanction sunk in ‘act of terrorism’, says owner

The Independent  

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Russian ship under US sanction sunk in ‘act of terrorism’, says owner
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russian ship under US sanction sunk in ‘act of terrorism’, says owner

The Independent  

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US-sanctioned Russian ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

US-sanctioned Russian ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion

The Independent  

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Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after massive engine explosion, two crew members missing
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after massive engine explosion, two crew members missing

Hindustan Times  

A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after a massive explosion took place in its engine room, reported Reuters quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in international waters in the Mediterranean after an explosion on board The foreign ministry also confirmed that 14 out of 16 crew members …

Russian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean after engine room blast, leaving 2 crew missing
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean after engine room blast, leaving 2 crew missing

Associated Press  

MADRID — A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crew members missing, Spain’s maritime rescue agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. In a statement on Dec. 20, Oboronlogistika said the cargo ship was headed to Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok carrying two cranes for the port weighing 380 tons …

Russian cargo ship sinks after explosion in the Mediterranean while 'on military mission to Syria'
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Russian cargo ship sinks after explosion in the Mediterranean while 'on military mission to Syria'

Daily Mail  

A sanctioned Russian ship with a mystery cargo has sunk in the Mediterranean after an on board explosion. Ukrainian military intelligence and Spanish sources suggested the Ursa Major was heading to Syria to transport Russian military equipment which is being pulled from the country following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. Footage showed how the vessel started listing after its …

Badly damaged Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel spill oil near Black Sea
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Badly damaged Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel spill oil near Black Sea

CNN  

CNN — Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, according to Russian state media. On Monday, the European Union adopted new measures to specifically target Putin’s “shadow fleet” of tankers, subjecting them to a port access ban and a “ban …

Black Sea storm: Two Russian oil tankers damaged in Kerch Strait, one sailor dead
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Black Sea storm: Two Russian oil tankers damaged in Kerch Strait, one sailor dead

Live Mint  

Two Russian oil tankers have been seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets Sunday. The Volgoneft-212 tanker, which was carrying a crew of 13 and a cargo of fuel oil, ran aground and had its bow torn away, the Tass news agency reported, citing …

Two Russian cargo ships are in distress near Crimea following bad weather
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Two Russian cargo ships are in distress near Crimea following bad weather

CNN  

CNN — Two Russian cargo ships carrying oil products are in distress following bad weather in the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea, the country’s ministry of emergency situations said Sunday. A helicopter rescue team has flown to the site of one of the vessels, “Volgoneft 212,” which was damaged after running aground, prompting crew to request assistance, …

Ukraine says it has sunk Russian submarine off Sevastopol coast
5 months ago

Ukraine says it has sunk Russian submarine off Sevastopol coast

ABC  

Ukraine's military says it has sunk a Russian submarine in Moscow-controlled Sevastopol. "A Russian submarine went to the bottom of the Black Sea," the Ukrainian defence ministry said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday, naming the vessel as the B-237 Rostov-on-Don attack submarine. The military's general staff said Ukraine's attack on Sevastopol port also significantly damaged …

Ukraine seizes cargo ship carrying ‘looted’ grain for Russia
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine seizes cargo ship carrying ‘looted’ grain for Russia

Al Jazeera  

The Cameroonian-flagged ship is alleged to have been working for Russia to transport the Ukrainian grain to the Middle East. Battle over resources Russian forces occupied swaths of southern Ukraine’s agricultural regions in the first year of its 2022 invasion, and Kyiv has accused Russia of stealing and destroying its grain. Ukraine also blames Russia for pulling out of a …

Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea
6 months ago

Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

By Tom Balmforth Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea ODESA, Ukraine - The Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to rebase nearly all its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main naval hub is becoming ineffectual because of attacks by Kyiv, Ukraine's navy chief said. Russia's Novorossiisk naval …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv, Mar 26 Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said on Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow's military capability. Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship Kostiantyn …

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

LA Times  

A sea drone cruises on the water during a demonstration this month by Ukraine’s Security Service in the Kyiv region. Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, Kyiv’s navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told …

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech drones
10 months ago

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech drones

ABC  

In short: Ukraine's military intelligence agency says a special operations unit using high-tech drones sank the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov. Ukraine's military intelligence agency says a special operations unit using high-tech drones sank the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov. Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones, as Kyiv's …

Ukrainian sea drones down Russian warship in Black Sea, says military | WATCH
10 months ago

Ukrainian sea drones down Russian warship in Black Sea, says military | WATCH

India TV News  

Kyiv: Ukrainian sea drones struck and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship off the occupied Crimea region in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said Magura V5 maritime drones were fired at the Sergey Kotov patrol vessel near the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea. …

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet
10 months ago

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet

Associated Press  

Ukrainian sea drones reportedly sank another Russian warship in the Black Sea on Tuesday, the latest in a series of strikes that has crippled Moscow’s naval capability and limited its operations with the war now in its third year. Western officials praise the efficiency of the Ukrainian attacks, noting that Kyiv has smartly used its limited resources to defeat far …

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones
10 months ago

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces take aim at targets well behind the war’s front line. Kyiv officials say some 20% of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and successful Ukrainian attacks have dented Moscow’s capability. Also Tuesday, …

Russian Black Sea ship Sergey Kotov sunk after drone strike, says Ukraine
10 months ago

Russian Black Sea ship Sergey Kotov sunk after drone strike, says Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s military intelligence unit says it sank the patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Crimean peninsula. In an apparent reference to the attack, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said on Telegram that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – based in the peninsula’s port of Sevastopol – is “a symbol of the occupation,” adding that, “it cannot be in …

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
10 months ago

Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol ship in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest naval attack on Moscow's fleet in the key waterway. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence unit on Tuesday released a black and white video of what it said was the overnight attack on the Sergei Kotov, a 94-metre Russian …

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in Black Sea drone attack – in fresh blow to Putin’s forces
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has sunk another Russian warship in Black Sea drone attack – in fresh blow to Putin’s forces

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it destroyed Russian landing warship in Black Sea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says it destroyed Russian landing warship in Black Sea

The Hindu  

Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing warship off the coast of occupied Crimea in an operation with naval drones that breached the vessel's port side on Wednesday and caused it to start sinking, Kyiv's military spy agency and armed forces said. Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency published grainy footage on Telegram purporting to show several naval drones approaching a large vessel …

Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it used high-tech naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank 4 kilometers off Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, Ukraine’s General Staff …

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Black Sea

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian warship from the Black Sea Fleet in a special operation off Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The offical account of Ukraine's defense ministry on X has shared a video on Thursday, purpotedly showing the sinking of the Russian warship. The ministry informed that a special unit of Ukraine's defense destroyed the missile …

Ukraine claims its sea drones sank a Russian warship. Moscow says Patriot missiles downed its plane
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine claims its sea drones sank a Russian warship. Moscow says Patriot missiles downed its plane

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Thursday it used sea drones to sink a small Russian warship in the Black Sea as Russian investigators alleged that a Russian military transport plane that crashed last month was brought down by two U.S.-made Patriot missiles fired by Kyiv’s forces. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, published a video that …

Cargo Ship Picking Up Ukrainian Grain Hits a Russian Floating Mine in the Black Sea, Officials Say
1 year ago

Cargo Ship Picking Up Ukrainian Grain Hits a Russian Floating Mine in the Black Sea, Officials Say

News 18  

A civilian cargo ship struck a Russian mine in the Black Sea near Ukraine’s Danube ports Thursday, injuring two sailors, officials and analysts said, in an incident that underscored the dangers faced by those exporting Ukrainian grain during the war. The Panama-flagged vessel struck the floating mine during stormy weather as it went to pick up grain, according to Ukraine’s …

Dozens of Russian sailors are thought to have died when 'British-supplied Storm Shadow missile' fired by Ukraine obliterated warship in Crimea
1 year ago

Dozens of Russian sailors are thought to have died when 'British-supplied Storm Shadow missile' fired by Ukraine obliterated warship in Crimea

Daily Mail  

Dozens of Russian sailors are believed to have perished when the Novocherkassk large landing ship was sunk by a £2.5 million British-supplied Storm Shadow missile. Blitzed Russian landing ship Novocherkassk as flames were extinguished on the vessel used to carry munitions to strike Ukraine It appears that the ship's commander - Captain Nikolay Stepanenko, 39 - is one of the …

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Crimea in major blow to Black Sea fleet
1 year ago

Ukraine destroys Russian warship in Crimea in major blow to Black Sea fleet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kyiv’s air force announced that it had hit a …

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments
1 year ago

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. It’s extremely difficult for a ship to survive something like that,” Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on U.S.-backed Radio Liberty. U.K. Defense Secretary Grant …

One killed as Ukraine strikes Russian warship on Black Sea port in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
1 year ago

One killed as Ukraine strikes Russian warship on Black Sea port in Crimea, Moscow admits damage

India TV News  

A large Russian landing warship was struck by cruise missiles as part of a major attack by Ukraine in a Black Sea port in Crimea, killing at least one person and injuring several others. The attack sent a strong reply to Russia's offensive against Kyiv and could hinder any attempt by Moscow to seize any more Ukrainian territory along the …

Turkish cargo ship with over a dozen onboard sinks in Black Sea, one body recovered amid severe storm
1 year, 1 month ago

Turkish cargo ship with over a dozen onboard sinks in Black Sea, one body recovered amid severe storm

India TV News  

Turkish rescuers recovered the body of a crew member of a cargo ship that sank off Turkiye's Black Sea coast in severe storms, officials said on Sunday. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the vessel, which was on its way to the western Turkish port of Izmir, lashed into the breakwater several times before it sank. Severe storm hits …

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
1 year, 2 months ago

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship, Ukraine’s armed forces said Thursday. Odesa port facilities have come under Russian attack 21 times since Russia in August declined to renew a …

Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea

Al Jazeera  

Crimea’s Russian-installed chief says downed missile fragments had hit a dry dock and that there were no casualties. Ukraine had “implemented successful strikes on marine and port infrastructure of the ‘Zalyv’ factory in the temporarily occupied city of Kerch,” the Department for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Telegram post, giving no further details. “I …

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea, as Kyiv’s troops look to squeeze the Kremlin’s occupying forces out of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea provides rear support for Moscow’s battlefield efforts further west and has …

Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea

Al Jazeera  

The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war. Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its naval forces have destroyed three unmanned Ukrainian boats in the northern part of the Black Sea off the Crimean Peninsula, the latest in a series of attacks around the contested waterway that is crucial to …

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
1 year, 3 months ago

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Al Jazeera  

Russia relocates ships from their main base in Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv’s ‘functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet’. British Defence Minister James Heappey compared the “functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet” to the liberation of Kharkiv Oblast one year ago. “This is the reason why a large part of the Black Sea fleet vessels were relocated …

Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, claims Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, claims Ukraine

Firstpost  

Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile …

How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces
1 year, 3 months ago

How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces

The Independent  

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Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack

Firstpost  

Building and maintaining ships and submarines for the Russian Black Sea Fleet takes place at the strategic shipyard on the peninsula, which Russia acquired from Ukraine in 2014. The fleet has attacked Ukraine repeatedly with drones and missiles Ukraine attacked the port with 10 missiles and three speedboats early on Wednesday, setting fire to the Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean …

Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard early Wednesday in Russian-annexed Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility, Russian authorities reported. A pre-dawn drone onslaught in southern Ukraine’s Odesa region damaged port and civilian infrastructure in the region’s Izmail district, about 350 kilometers across the Black Sea from …

A Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack damaged 2 ships and injured 24 people
1 year, 3 months ago

A Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack damaged 2 ships and injured 24 people

LA Times  

A Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard early Wednesday in Russia-annexed Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility, Russian authorities reported. The attack in the port city of Sevastopol, which serves as the main base for Russia’s Black Sea fleet, took place as Moscow launched drones against southern Ukraine’s Odesa region. …

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor

The Hindu  

Russia resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, local officials said on August 16, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Kyiv has increasingly used for grain transport to Europe after Moscow broke off a key wartime export deal through the Black Sea. At the same time, a …

Ukraine condemns 'provocative' Russian actions in Black Sea
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine condemns 'provocative' Russian actions in Black Sea

The Hindu  

Ukraine on August 14 condemned what it called "provocative" Russian actions and called for decisive countermeasures by the international community, a day after Moscow said one of its warships had fired warning shots at a cargo vessel in the Black Sea. Russia has said it will treat any ships approaching Ukrainian ports as potential military vessels after it left a …

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key …

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port

LA Times  

Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. …

Ukraine-bound cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast: 3 dead
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine-bound cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast: 3 dead

The Hindu  

A Guinea-Bissau flagged cargo ship with 14 crew members on board sank off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, killing at least three of them. The Joe 2 sank off the coast of Kumluca, in Antalya province, while heading to Ukraine from the Turkish port of Iskenderun, said Gov. The Turkish Coast Guard Command said it received a distress call at …

Cargo ship from Ukraine briefly grounded in Istanbul’s Bosphorus
1 year, 11 months ago

Cargo ship from Ukraine briefly grounded in Istanbul’s Bosphorus

Al Jazeera  

A cargo ship travelling from Ukraine to Turkey ran aground in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait, briefly suspending traffic in the vital waterway, officials have said. The Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, which runs United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain deal operations, had previously reported on the weekend that the ship was travelling from Pivdennyi near Odesa, Ukraine, to the Turkish Mediterranean port …

Ukraine war: Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, six wounded
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine war: Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, six wounded

Firstpost  

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the drone explosion in a courtyard at the naval headquarters in Sevastopol. But the seemingly improvised, small-scale nature of the attack raised the possibility that it was the work of Ukrainian insurgents trying to drive out Russian forces Kyiv, Ukraine: A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday …

Russia pummels Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, killing major grain exporter
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia pummels Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, killing major grain exporter

Al Jazeera  

Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain-producing companies, the local governor says. Heavy Russian strikes have hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain-producing and exporting companies, the local governor has said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces hit Russia’s Black Sea …

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