The Latest Breaking News from the Black Sea

Russia-Ukraine war live: Drone attack in southern Ukraine damages gas pipeline – as it happened

Ukrainian officials say falling debris from a downed drone and the blast wave damaged a gas pipeline and residential buildings in the river and sea port of Mykolaiv

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2024

Putin waged a trade war long before bombing Ukraine. Which side is winning?

Putin used tariffs, a naval blockade and bombed ports to target Ukrainian agricultural competition, but none worked.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2024

Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania Join Forces To Hunt Black Sea Mines

NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement Thursday on demining the Black Sea to ensure safe passage after Russia's war in Ukraine.

International Business Times · Jan 11, 2024

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries say

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

Grant Shapps: Russian dominance in Black Sea 'challenged' after Ukraine says it destroyed warship

Grant Shapps said Ukraine's attack on a Russian ship shows that Ukraine's critics are 'wrong'

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2023

UK sends 2 minehunters to Ukraine as Britain and Norway seek to bolster Kyiv's navy in the Black Sea

Britain's Ministry of Defense is transferring two minehunting ships to Ukraine as part of a package of long-term support to bolster security in the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Ukraine 'closer to NATO than ever before' as UK says Putin navy in Black Sea retreat

As Russia launched a fresh wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine with winter hitting

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023

Tornadoes forecast in the Black Sea region as storm reportedly impacts Russian military operations

Tornadoes have been forecast for the Black Sea region after a storm left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Winter storm hits Ukraine killing five and leaving hundreds of towns and villages in darkness

Odesa region, which lies on the shores of the Black Sea, has been hit by severe snowstorms since Sunday, stranding vehicles and downing power lines

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite threat from Russia

Increasing numbers of ships are streaming toward Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and heading out loaded with grain, metals and other cargo despite the threat of attack and explosive mines

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023