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Crimean Tatars activist human rights violation torture

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Ukrainian ombudsman raises alarm over torture of Crimean activist, urges immediate release

Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has unveiled shocking revelations of torture inflicted upon a Crimean activist in Russian detention.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine strikes Russia's oldest Navy vessel, world's oldest active ship launched in 1915

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Ukraine strikes Russia’s oldest Navy vessel, world’s oldest active ship launched in 1915

The support ship Kommuna is the only rescue vessel of its class in the Black Sea.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Ukraine spy chief: Russia aided HAMAS attack with drone tactics

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Budanov: Russia may resume Kalibr attacks as Kh-101 stocks dwindle

Ukraine's Military Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov says Russia has been accumulating Kalibr cruise missiles, which could be used to strike Ukraine soon as their Kh-101 missile stocks decrease.

byMaria Tril

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British Defense Ministry: New Russian flotilla targets control of Dnipro River, islands near Kherson

The Dnipro River Flotilla, announced by Russia on March 20, is likely aimed at preventing Ukrainian cross-river operations near the contested Krynky bridgehead.

byMaria Tril

Russian large landing ships in occupied sevastopol

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Ukraine’s Naval Forces claim possible hit on Ivan Khurs ship

Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for Ukraine's Naval Forces, said that the Russian landing ship Ivan Khurs might have been hit in addition to the landing ships Yamal and Azov during a recent attack on Sevastopol.

byMaria Tril

Ukraine unveils Sea Baby Avdiivka naval drone

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Ukraine unveils Sea Baby Avdiivka naval drone

Ukraine showed Sea Baby Avdiivka, the first of 35 crowdfunded naval drones designed to target Russian assets in the Black Sea.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Turkey offers to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia

In a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, the Turkish president expressed his support for a peaceful solution to the war and the return of all Ukrainian prisoners and deportees.

bySerge Havrylets

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British Intel: Russian commander of Black Sea Fleet dismissed likely due to Ukraine’s successes sinking Russian ships

The British Defense Ministry didn’t specify whether Sokolov is alive. Back in September 2023, after the strike on the headquarters in Sevastopol, the Ukrainian Special Forces announced that 34 officers, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, had been killed in the attack.

byMaria Tril

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Russia claims it destroyed 9 drones over 2 regions, Black Sea overnight

As a result of the attack on the Black Sea, a Russian amphibious assault ship allegedly sank, Ukrainian media reported, citing its sources from Ukrainian Intelligence.

byMaria Tril

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 713: Ukrainian special forces destroy Russian drone support facility in Black Sea

In the “Citadel” operation, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces captured crucial Russian equipment from Black Sea drilling platform and destroyed a mast along with its antenna. In a devastating attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces launched two missile strikes on the town of Zolochiv, killing a two-month-old baby.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Ukrainian forces destroy Russian drone support facility in Black Sea, capture equipment

In the "Citadel" operation, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces captured crucial Russian equipment from Black Sea drilling platform and destroyed a mast along with its antenna.

byIryna Voichuk

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Ukraine unveils FURY: new weapon to dominate the Black Sea

Ukraine is developing a new underwater drone project that aims to destroy the Russian Navy in the Black Sea and protect Ukrainian waters.

bySerge Havrylets

Ukraine’s victory demands more than drones – “boots on the ground” define true territory control, says Navy commander

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Ukraine’s victory demands more than drones. “Boots on the ground” define true territory control, says Navy commander

Ukraine created the world's first fleet of naval drones, paralyzing Russia's Black Sea Fleet. However, can occupied Crimea - the apple of Vladimir Putin's eye - be liberated by drones alone?

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukraine’s sunflower seeds plundered by Russia and shipped to Türkiye

An investigation by OSINT analysts revealed how Russia is using ports in occupied Crimea and Türkiye to illegally export thousands of tons of sunflower seeds stolen from the occupied territories of southern Ukraine.

bySerge Havrylets

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Türkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria sign agreement for joint Black Sea mine clearance

In response to maritime safety concerns in the Black Sea amid Russia's war against Ukraine, three NATO allies have established a Mine Countermeasures Task Group to tackle the drifting sea mines.

byIryna Voichuk

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Minister: Ukraine exports 15 mn tons of cargo via Black Sea corridor in five months amid Russia’s blockade

Amid Russia's ongoing sea blockade of Ukraine's ports, Ukraine has shipped 15 million tons of cargo over five months using newly established temporary routes after Russia's withdrawal from the UN-brokered grain deal.

byYuri Zoria

vessel ukraine grain initiative depart odesa port

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Ukraine exports 13 mn tons by sea since summer defying Russian blockade

By creating a safe maritime corridor, Ukraine has shipped 13 million tons of critical exports on hundreds of vessels since August, defying Russia's threats to blockade the Black Sea.

byYuri Zoria