‘Empire of lies’: Russia’s Lavrov slams West in UN speech
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Empire of lies’: Russia’s Lavrov slams West in UN speech

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called the West an “empire of lies” and accused it of adopting a neo-colonial mindset in its overtures to the Global South to win backing for Ukraine in the war. Speaking after a week of intense global diplomacy at the annual gathering of world leaders at UN headquarters in New York, where Ukraine and its Western allies sought to drum up support for Kyiv as it fights against Russia’s invasion, Lavrov said a “global majority” was being duped by the West. “They are trying to force the world to play according to their own self-centred rules.” James Bays, Al Jazeera’s diplomatic correspondent, said Lavrov’s speech was part of a “tour around the world of Russia’s views” that contained no real mention of Ukraine and few indications of Moscow’s plan one year into the conflict. During a news conference following the speech, the foreign minister dismissed a 10-point proposal put forward by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as the latest UN proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative. Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv’s attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday.

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Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’

Al Jazeera  

New laws overhauling army mobilisation rules in Ukraine take effect in effort to address acute troop shortages. Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned as he appealed to allies to send more air defence and fighter jets. On Saturday, Kharkiv’s Governor Oleg …

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, 3 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 …

Russia’s Black Sea fleet ‘functionally inactive’ after Ukrainian strikes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s Black Sea fleet ‘functionally inactive’ after Ukrainian strikes

The Telegraph  

The Russian Black Sea fleet has been left “functionally inactive” following a series of Ukrainian missile strikes, Grant Shapps, the Defence Secretary, has said. On Sunday, Kyiv forces destroyed two large Russian warships, the Yamal and the Azov, in the Black Sea along with other navy facilities. “Putin’s continued illegal occupation of Ukraine is exacting a massive cost on Russia’s …

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's Black Sea fleet
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia's 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. Western officials praise the efficiency of the Ukrainian attacks, …

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

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

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 Ukrainian forces have destroyed another …

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

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 Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian …

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 …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

Putin’s prized Black Sea fleet ‘functionally defeated’ as Ukrainian attacks cripple key force
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin’s prized Black Sea fleet ‘functionally defeated’ as Ukrainian attacks cripple key force

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 Ukraine has achieved the “functional …

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies assisted in Black Sea Fleet HQ attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies assisted in Black Sea Fleet HQ attack

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says US, UK had role in planning and executing of attack by providing spy plane, satellite intelligence to Kyiv. Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and execute a missile attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet’s headquarters in the annexed Crimean Peninsula last week. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Western reconnaissance data, …

Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea fleet headquarters

LA Times  

In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs, smoke billows from a headquarters building for the Russian Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday after it was struck by a missile. Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula. The …

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many of its officers during a planning meeting in their headquarters. Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said the attack also seriously wounded the commander of Russian forces on the southern front, Colonel General Alexander Romanchuk. Improved intelligence to “understand when the Russian leadership is getting together” was one …

Putin 'was betrayed by his own disgruntled officers who handed intelligence to Kyiv' for Storm Shadow strike that 'killed 34'
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin 'was betrayed by his own disgruntled officers who handed intelligence to Kyiv' for Storm Shadow strike that 'killed 34'

Daily Mail  

Russian naval officers leaked top secret details to Ukraine which led to a devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, it is claimed. The strike killed Admiral Viktor Sokolov, 61, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and a total of 34 officers, with 105 wounded, according to Ukraine's special operations force. 'Delays in payments alone do …

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 …

Russian Black Sea commander seen in video after Ukraine said it killed him
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian Black Sea commander seen in video after Ukraine said it killed him

Al Jazeera  

Viktor Solokov, Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea, was shown in a Russian defence ministry video conference after allegedly being killed in a weekend missile attack. Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, has been shown attending a meeting a day after Ukrainian special forces claimed he died in a barrage of missiles. Ukraine’s special forces said on …

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander was among dozens of officers killed when Crimea HQ was hit in Storm Shadow missile strike, says Ukraine - as troops make breakthrough in key battleground

Daily Mail  

Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented and devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. The reported breakthrough came as Kyiv said that senior Russian navy commanders had been among dozens killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow 's Black Sea Fleet …

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine says
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine says

LA Times  

Russia has continually targeted port and grain storage facilities in Odesa since pulling out of a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to countries facing the threat of hunger. The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia’s navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its …

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine …

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

LA Times  

Ukraine on Saturday launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and …

Ukrainian missile hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukrainian missile hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

LA Times  

In an image taken from video, smoke rises from the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea. Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to officials on both sides of the conflict and images from the scene in …

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  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Before that, Ukrainian special forces …

Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s forces also capture two towns in the east as they flank Bakhmut city, erode Russian defences in the south. Ukraine destroyed state-of-the-art Russian air defences in Crimea and captured two key towns near the eastern city of Bakhmut in the 82nd week of the war. Russia’s defence ministry said only that its Black Sea Fleet had “destroyed two unmanned …

Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea
1 year, 4 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 …

Ukraine's navy is no match for Russia, but it has made waves in the Black Sea by using unconventional warfare
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine's navy is no match for Russia, but it has made waves in the Black Sea by using unconventional warfare

ABC  

Throughout Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, battles have mainly been fought on land. Ukraine went into the conflict casting a "mere shadow" in the water against Russia's Black Sea fleet, said Alexey Muraviev, a leading analyst on the Russian military and associate professor at Curtin University. But through "asymmetric" warfare, with the use of unconventional weapons and tactics such as …

Russian navy ‘repels’ drone attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian navy ‘repels’ drone attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Al Jazeera  

Russia blames Ukraine, UK for the drone attack on Sevastopol, home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet HQ, as battle rages in southeastern Ukraine. The Russian navy has “repelled” a drone attack in the bay of Sevastopol, home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet in Moscow-annexed Crimea, according to a statement by a Russian-installed governor, as a battle rages for the control …

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet relocating some of its submarines: UK
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet relocating some of its submarines: UK

Al Jazeera  

The UK defence ministry says submarines ‘almost certainly’ moved as Moscow fears them being hit. In a daily briefing on Tuesday, the United Kingdom’s defence ministry said those submarines had “almost certainly” been moved to Krasnodar Krai in mainland Russia, instead of a naval base at Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula. “This is highly likely due to the recent change …

Putin ‘sacks commander of Black Sea fleet’ after explosions in Crimea
2 years, 4 months ago

Putin ‘sacks commander of Black Sea fleet’ after explosions in Crimea

The Independent  

Vladimir Putin has replaced the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, according to reports, four months after Ukraine sank its flagship, the Moskva, and days after a series of explosions rocked Crimea. The reported change in the Black Sea Fleet’s leadership comes as Kyiv said the war had reached “deadlock”. Although it has long blockaded Ukrainian ports, the Black Sea …

Did Ukraine sink Moskva, Russia’s Black Sea fleet flagship
2 years, 9 months ago

Did Ukraine sink Moskva, Russia’s Black Sea fleet flagship

The Hindu  

The story so far: Russia’s guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the country’s Black Sea fleet, sank on April 14. After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Moskva was reportedly the ship that called on Ukrainian soldiers stationed on the island in the Black Sea to surrender in a standoff. In Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Maskov of the Black Sea …

Ukraine latest: Russia says the Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has sunk, with Ukraine claiming it was the result of a missile strike
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine latest: Russia says the Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has sunk, with Ukraine claiming it was the result of a missile strike

ABC  

Russia's military says the flagship of its Black Sea fleet has sunk after being badly damaged. Key points: Russia's Defence Ministry did not ascribe the fire on board Moskva to a missile strike Mr Zelenskyy told the BBC anyone buying Russian energy is complicit in their atrocities Russia says two Ukrainian military helicopters entered Russia's air space on Thursday and …

Russia news live: Moscow releases video of Black Sea clash with British navy
3 years, 6 months ago

Russia news live: Moscow releases video of Black Sea clash with British navy

The Independent  

✕ Close Boris Johnson responds to Russia's 'barefaced lies' jibe: 'They're the bear' 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 …

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