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War in Ukraine
The Swedish government on Sept. 9 announced its 17th military aid package for Ukraine worth over €400 million. The package includes six Combat Boat 90 fast assault boats.
Sep. 15
Zelensky
The missile’s targeting system may have confused an unarmed St. Kitts and Nevis-registered cargo vessel with a Ukrainian naval outpost. Zelensky said the Kremlin strike was intentional.
Sep. 13
Drones
Novorossiysk, which has become one of the main bases of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after it was driven out of Crimea by Ukrainian strikes, was hit by maritime drones overnight.
Sep. 5
HUR
The Ukrainian naval forces and the HUR attacked an Black Sea platform where Russians had set up maritime GPS spoofing equipment to endanger civilian shipping.
Aug. 11
Romania
Spain’s “Paznic” tactical air detachment deployed to Romania for a five-month detachment over the weekend as part of the NATO Black Sea Air Policing mission.
Aug. 6
Turkey
A modified water scooter carrying multiple cameras, military equipment, and loaded with explosives was found drifting near a beach in Istanbul’s Çatalca district on Thursday.
Jul. 28
NATO
A Russian Su-27 fighter scrambled to intercept an RAF Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft and its twin Typhoon EuroFighter escort over international waters of the Black Sea.
Jul. 25
Business
Ukraine’s largest agricultural, maritime logistics company and shipbuilder is transforming a year after its founder was killed by a Russian missile – investigators say it was a murder.
Jul. 18
Odesa
A Ukrainian lawmaker has provided Kyiv Post with an update on the crucial role that Odesa is playing as an outlet for Ukrainian produce.
Jul. 16
War in Ukraine
MAGURA V5 drones hit 14 Russian ships, and destroyed eight in the Russo-Ukrainian war, marking a global first in ship destruction by unmanned vehicles.
Jul. 11
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian naval drones have sunk several Russian ships in the Black Sea, but strikes as far east as Novorossiysk are rare.
Jul. 3
Danube
Six months after establishing the group, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are to begin clearing mines that threaten shipping safety and to ensure grain exports from Ukraine can continue uninterrupted.
Jul. 1
War in Ukraine
A Russian Su-27 fighter shot a missile at an unescorted British RC-135 flying in the same area in September 2022. It missed. The Thursday patrol with RAF fighters went off without reported incidents.
Jun. 28
War in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry has instructed the General Staff to submit proposals for measures in response to a perceived increase in flights by US strategic drones over the Black Sea.
Jun. 28
Drones
A claim on Monday, June 24 by a Russian news site that its military had shot down the US surveillance drone was quickly reposted as fact by pro-Kremlin milbloggers.
Jun. 27
Crimea
The duel in the skies above Crimea pitted 1990s-era US weapons against the Russian air defense platform Kremlin calls “the best in the world.”
Jun. 24
The duel in the skies above Crimea pitted 1990s-era US weapons against the Russian air defense platform Kremlin calls “the best in the world.”
Jun. 24