The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Could Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian ships herald a new type of warfare?

Use of boat drone appeared to demonstrate how effective these nimble and relatively cheap weapons can be

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

UN, Ukraine, Turkey agree no vessel movements under grain deal on Wednesday -coordination centre

Delegations from Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations agreed not to plan any movement of vessels on Nov. 2 as part of the Black Sea grain deal, the United Nations secretariat at the joint coordination centre said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 1, 2022

Grain ships leave Ukrainian ports despite Russian suspension of export deal

Three grain-loaded cargo vessels left Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, according to the centre overseeing the implementation of a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 251

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 251st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2022

Putin Says Power Grid Strikes Were in Response to Crimea Drone Attack

President Vladimir Putin said Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and a decision to freeze participation in a Black Sea grain export program were responses to a drone attack on Moscow's fleet in Crimea that he blamed on Ukraine. Putin told a news conference on Monday that Ukrainian drones had used…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 1, 2022

Iran plans to send more combat drones to Russian troops, says Ukraine – as it happened

Discovery of Iranian kamikaze drones last month stirred huge outcry over Iran’s involvement in the conflict

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin says attacks on Ukraine infrastructure 'not all we could have done'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were in part a response to a drone attack on the Black Sea fleet, indicating more action could follow.

ABC News · Oct 31, 2022

Russia orders wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine

Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory.

Reuters · Oct 31, 2022

Russia warns it may block ships with Ukraine grain

Russia’s U.N. ambassador is accusing Ukraine of using the Black Sea shipping corridor to get grain to world markets “for military and sabotage purposes” against its fleet

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Putin: we are not ending participation in grain export deal, just suspending it

Russia is not ending its participation in a deal to export much-needed Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports but rather is suspending it, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 31, 2022