Black Sea, Ukraine and drones
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Russia has again struck Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, damaging Turkish-owned civilian vessels in attacks on Odesa and Chornomorsk, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes targeted key commercial hubs vital to food exports,
On November 28, Ukrainian Sea Baby naval drones attacked two oil tankers—Kairos and Virat—in the Black Sea off Turkey's coast, marking a dramatic expansion of Kyiv's economic warfare campaign against Moscow's covert energy exports.
Turkish president urges restraint between Russia and Ukraine, stresses safe navigation, and renews pressure on Israel to fully uphold the Gaza ceasefire.
The Turkish maritime authority reports a tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea.
Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on vessels with links to Moscow.
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea have spiked again, with insurers reviewing policies daily as the conflict in Ukraine spills into sea lanes,
Bulgarian maritime authorities have launched efforts to evacuate the crew of the oil tanker Kairos, stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol.
A fourth Russia-connected tanker in under a week was attacked on Tuesday, a sharp uptick in strikes on Moscow-associated shipping as the war in Ukraine nears a fifth year.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea
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