The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Zelensky sure of battlefield success as Putin’s ‘third wave’ advance bogged down

Zelensky says Ukraine ‘will try to show results this year’ in counteroffensive

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Ukraine fires drones over Black Sea and Crimea as Putin’s attacks fail in Bakhmut

Top Kyiv military official recently said Crimea would be subject to renewed aerial bombardment

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Kyiv ‘outraged’ over attack on Odesa’s National Art Museum; ex-Wagner fighters training in Chechnya – as it happened

Ukraine calls on Unesco to condemn strike on art museum; large group of mercenaries training with special forces, Chechen leader says

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023

Russia's plan to relocate its Black Sea naval base from Crimea is priceless for Ukraine's morale

With Russia on the offensive around Avdiivka in the east of Ukraine, most commentators’ attention is once again focused on the battlefield on land. But it’s also crucial to keep a close watch on what is happening in the Black Sea.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023

Zelensky vows to keep up pressure on Crimea: ‘This is historic achievement’

‘We have not yet gained full fire control over Crimea and surrounding waters, but we will’

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea

The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2023

Russian fighters ‘scrambled over Black Sea to prevent British warplanes approaching Russian airspace’

Russia said the jets were sent to intercept ‘three air targets’ approaching Russian airspace near the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Putin sends jets with hypersonic missiles to patrol Black Sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s ordered fighter jets armed with hypersonic missiles to begin round-the-clock patrols over the Black Sea, ratcheting up tensions with the US amid the war in Ukraine and the spiraling crisis in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.

The Times of India · Oct 18, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Treason and grief in the town of Hroza after a deadly Russian missile attack; Kyiv makes remarkable progress in Black Sea

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2023