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Crimea
According to the Chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, operations in the Black Sea are used a test of Ukraine’s strategy and tactics when operating there and on the Crimean Peninsula.
Mar. 12
War in Ukraine
Zelensky says AFU has stopped enemy’s westward march; Air Force destroys Russian ship said to be a military command post; Budanov foreshadows major Crimean operation; Is Moscow using banned weapons?
Mar. 12
Ukraine
Thanks to the Kremlin’s continual attacks, one of Ukraine’s most Russian-speaking cities is beginning to embrace the neglected Ukrainian of its hinterland.
Mar. 9
NATO
America’s best robot spy plane just spent nearly twelve hours over the east Black Sea sometimes swinging within 100 km of the Russian mainland. It flew away unharmed.
Mar. 7
Crimea
Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Center of Maritime Special Operations had one of its worst days of the entire war as Russian sources claimed the commandoes were shot down as they tried to land on a beach.
Feb. 29
Drones
Along with supersonic missile attacks, the Russians sent waves of Iranian-made Shahed drones at Ukraine from the Black Sea. The Kremlin seemed to be aimed at destroying Ukraine's air defense systems.
Feb. 25
Crimea
The operation, carried out in a zone constantly patrolled by the Russian Air Force and Navy, resulted in the capture of important equipment and the destruction of a critical radar antenna.
Feb. 7
War in Ukraine
A series of spectacular Ukrainian strikes against BSF targets have been steadily chipping away at Moscow’s naval capabilities. And there's still no sign of Admiral Sokolov.
Feb. 4
War in Ukraine
Photos appear to show damage at Saky base; Black Sea nations plan joint de-mining; Moscow blows up coal mining HQ; Russian troops gain in Donetsk, few reported successes for AFU on left bank
Jan. 11
Poland
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine’s latest projections for 2024 envisages a nine percent growth in the export of goods and services from Ukraine.
Jan. 7
EU
Russia’s war in Ukraine has resulted in a shift in Europe’s foreign policy – a “behind the scenes” analysis of some of the discussions that are shaping those changes.
Jan. 4
Ukraine
The sea route is particularly important now because several land border crossings have been blocked in recent months by Polish truckers unhappy with Ukrainian competition.
Dec. 31, 2023
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
It seems probable the two ships were either part of Russia’s “shadow tanker” fleet, or en route to pump sanctions-evading Russian oil aboard a “clean” tanker.
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