Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 122 of the invasion German gas prices could triple as Russia cuts supply; Ukrainian forces prepare Severodonetsk retreat; thousands of Black Sea dolphins killed The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2022
Romanian port struggles to handle flow of Ukrainian grain With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Russian navy ordered to lay mines at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, says US Intelligence claims operation is part of Russia’s blockade of grain exports, which threatens to trigger global famine The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022
Moment Russia Launches Two High-Precision Missiles At Ukraine From Black Sea Coast This footage reportedly shows Russia launching two high-precision missiles at military infrastructure in Ukraine from the Black Sea coast. Zenger · Jun 23, 2022
Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia's prospects of victory look further off than ever The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in any substantial gains, western leaders warn that the war will be long, and supporting Ukraine must be sustained in the long term. At the same time, a less perceptible change… The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022
At least two sunoil tanks hit in Russian rocket attack on Mykolaiv At least two sunflower oil tanks at a terminal in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Mykolaiv were seriously damaged in a Russian rocket attack, according to photos released on Thursday by the local emergency service. Reuters · Jun 23, 2022
Snake Island: How Ukraine forces hit Russians in revenge after famous defiance act Kyiv's military claim to have killed almost 50 Russians and dealt a 'massive blow' on Moscow's anti-aircraft system as it targets Snake Island in the Black Sea Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022
Moment Russians Launch Supersonic Missile From Black Sea At Airfield In Ukraine "An Oniks high-precision missile launched by the 'Bastion' coastal missile system struck Artsiz airfield in the Odesa region." Zenger · Jun 22, 2022
Turkish team to discuss Black Sea grain corridor in Russia this week -sources Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Reuters · Jun 22, 2022
Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 21, 2022
Russian Frigate Hurtling Through Black Sea Launches Salvo Of Missiles Zenger News obtained the video from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on June 19. Zenger · Jun 21, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s navy ‘largely neutralised” in its ability to control swathe of Black Sea Vladimir Putin’s navy has been “largely neutralised” by Ukrainian coastal defences in its ability to control a swathe of the Black Sea, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022
Ukrainian missiles hit Black Sea gas platforms, say Russian officials Reports of strikes come as Russia’s forces said to be gathering for final assault on Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022
Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania bans goods transit to Kaliningrad EU concerned over Moscow’s comments as people panic-buy in Baltic Sea exclave The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022
Reuters · Jun 20, 2022 Ukraine says food warehouse in Odesa destroyed in Russian missile attack A food warehouse in the Black Sea port of Odesa was destroyed in a Russian missile attack on Monday but no civilians were killed, the Ukrainian military said.
Reuters · Jun 20, 2022 Ukraine hits oil Crimean drilling platforms, pro-Russian regional head says Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on Monday, giving no details of what weapons were used.
Reuters · Jun 19, 2022 EU seeks to release Ukrainian grain stuck due to Russia's sea blockade European Union foreign ministers will discuss ways to free millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine due to Russia's Black Sea port blockade at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.
Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2022 How did the Russia-Ukraine war trigger a global food crisis? Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley and more than 70 percent of its sunflower oil.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022 How Did Russia-Ukraine War Trigger a Food Crisis? Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world" and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. Together, Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley, more than 70%…
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022 EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis? Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world.”
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022 France and Turkey propose rival plans to get grain out of Ukraine Macron favours land routes to Romania from Odesa whereas Ankara wants to use shipping lanes through Black Sea
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022 ‘Marching towards starvation’: UN warns of hell on earth if Ukraine war goes on Unprecedented food shortages could spark riots in dozens of countries as Black Sea blockade adds to pressures, says WFP chief
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022 Ukraine says it has struck Russian boat in Black Sea The Ukrainian navy has claimed that it struck a Russian boat carrying air defense systems to a strategic island in the Black Sea
Reuters · Jun 17, 2022 Ukraine says it hit Russian tugboat with two Harpoon missiles Ukraine's armed forces said they struck the Russian navy's Vasiliy Bekh tugboat in the Black Sea with two Harpoon missiles on Friday, the first time Ukraine has said it hit a Russian vessel with the Western-supplied anti-ship rockets.
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Analysis-Ukrainian dreams of retaking Kherson hinge on Western weapons For the Ukrainian soldiers fighting to retake ground in the wheat fields and empty villages northwest of the city of Kherson, the liberation of one of Ukraine's most strategically important Black Sea cities feels tantalisingly close.