The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Russia airs ‘new interview’ of Black Sea admiral who Ukraine claimed was killed in strike

Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears in new but undated video on Russian TV

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Several hundred Wagner fighters return to eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says

Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of Bakhmut in May…

France 24 · Sep 27, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 581 of the invasion

Russia releases interview video of Black Sea fleet commander Ukraine claimed to have killed; new details revealed about Nord Stream pipeline explosions

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 580 of the invasion

Russia again strikes at Ukraine’s port and grain infrastructure; border crossing with Romania closed following drone attack

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

Russian drone strikes on Odesa hit port area and cut off ferry service to Romania

Ukrainian officials say Russia struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa for a second night in a row in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Ukraine’s ‘deep strike battle’ in Black Sea deals biggest blow so far in war to Putin fleet, says UK

Ukraine special forces claim Russia’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Russia remains silent as Ukraine claims Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 officers killed

If confirmed, Admiral Viktor Sokolov’s killing would make this one of Kyiv’s most significant strikes on occupied Crimea

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Russia says US Abrams tanks will 'burn' in Ukraine

US supplies of long-range ATACMS missiles and Abrams tanks to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday, hours after the latest wave of Russian drones hit Ukraine's Danube river port of Izmail, damaging grain-exporting facilities. Read our live blog to see how all…

France 24 · Sep 26, 2023

Ukraine launches new missile attack near Putin’s military airfield in Crimea’s Sevastopol

New missile strike comes days after Black Sea navy commander believed to have died in devastating attack

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin airstrike targets Odesa hotel in two-hour onslaught

Overnight attacks have left key Ukrainian infrastructure damaged and two people injured

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023