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Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to cut Ukraine's access to Black Sea as missile strike on Odesa kills 8

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia trying to cut Ukraine's Black Sea access as missile strike on Odesa kills 8

December 20, 2025 8:29 pm

Russia has unleashed an almost continuous drone and missile campaign against Odesa, ‍a region where ports critical to Ukraine's foreign trade and fuel supplies operate.

Virat tanker among two Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels set ablaze off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

November 29, 2025 8:30 pm

Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene to provide assistance. All 20 crew members aboard the Virat were safe, although heavy smoke was reported in the engine room, the maritime authority said.

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'Sanctions must be lifted': Russia puts condition before Black Sea maritime ceasefire with Ukraine begins

March 27, 2025 12:16 am

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said that US side informed him the ceasefire deal on Black Sea would be effective as soon as they were announced, but the Kremlin put out its condition thereafter.

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Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, White House confirms

March 25, 2025 9:20 pm

Both Russia and Ukraine have also agreed to implement measures to halt strikes on energy infrastructure and will continue working toward a lasting peace.

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea

January 05, 2025 1:55 am

The Kerch Strait runs between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and separates Crimea's Kerch Peninsula from Russia's Krasnodar region.

Only grain ships from Black Sea and for Iran still crossing Red Sea, say analysts

March 01, 2024 10:50 pm

The attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis have disrupted global shipping since November and forced firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa.

a Russian warship fired warning shots at a Palau-flagged cargo ship in the south Black Sea.

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

August 16, 2023 5:32 pm

Ukraine's agricultural exports, like those of Russia, are also crucial for world supplies of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food that developing nations rely on.

A ship passes through the Bosporus Straits near Istanbul, on July 22, 2023. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

How the Black Sea became a hot spot in the Russia-Ukraine war

August 09, 2023 8:44 am

Bordered by Ukraine, Russia and three NATO countries, the Black Sea has become an increasingly dangerous cauldron of military and geopolitical tensions.

Russia said that two unmanned Ukrainian naval drones had tried to stage an overnight attack on its Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk

Russian warship damaged after Ukraine attacks the Novorossiysk naval base, says report

August 04, 2023 3:04 pm

Ukrainian naval drones attack Russian base, damaging a warship; tensions rise in Black sea amid grains export dispute.

Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Russian ship near major gas pipelines in Black Sea

June 11, 2023 7:06 pm

At the time of the attack, a U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft was in the central area of the Black Sea, the defence ministry said.