Ukraine can help unblock Strait of Hormuz — Kyiv negotiates naval drone with Arab countries after Black Sea success
Zelenskyy emphasizes that Kyiv can provide both tactical know-how and operational support.
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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet fires at Ukraine once or twice a month and otherwise does nothing — now Moscow is trying to copy the drones that trapped it
A Ukrainian navy spokesman called Russia’s fleet a “black hole” that barely functions, adding Russia is now developing naval drones in response to Ukraine’s dominance.
Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker struck by drone near Istanbul, 140,000 tons of oil on board
The ALTURA had transported millions of barrels of Russian crude to India and China before the strike.
Reuters: 40% of Russia’s oil exports offline, mostly due to Ukrainian drone strikes — worst disruption in Russian history
Russia earns roughly a quarter of its state budget from oil and gas. This week's attacks halted oil loadings at both Russian Baltic Sea terminals.
During NATO exercises in Romania, troops are training to repel a Russian attack in the Black Sea
NATO is running its largest Black Sea naval exercise of the year in Romania, with more than 2,500 troops from 12 allied nations drilling to repel a Russian attack — as sea mines continue to threaten the waterway weekly.
Russia’s Kerch ferry crossing under fire: Ukrainian special forces knock out Slavyanin—key vessel for weapon supply
On the night of 13–14 March, special forces from the Active Operations Department of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence carried out…
Turkey’s Ukraine war bill: soybean imports at risk as Erdoğan warns of global crisis
Wartime disruptions already cut Ukrainian grain deliveries to Turkey 16%—and Ankara is now pushing hard for peace talks.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1471: Ukraine strikes Russia at sea as Moscow masses for a new push on land
Ukraine's F-16 pilots spent nearly a month flying combat missions with rotary cannons instead of missiles after running out of AIM-9s.
Waves of explosions light up Black Sea: Ukrainian Naval Forces hit Russian drilling platform at Sivash
Russian export revenue bleeds, as every platform lost slams Moscow’s war chest.
Port hit, terminal burning: New Novorossiysk strike adds pressure on Russia’s Black Sea oil logistics
Videos and local reports indicate an attack on the port zone in Russia's Krasnodar Krai city overnight into 2 March.
Frontline in Ukraine reduced to “robotic kill zone,” Zaluzhnyi says
Robots now conduct assaults as the number of troops physically able to operate in the combat zone keeps shrinking, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief said.
Black Sea goes quiet: No Russian warships or subs spotted for over a week, Ukraine’s Navy says
Navy says air threat remains high despite surface fleet absence.
Ukraine just blew up the same oil terminal in southern Russia for the third time since December (MAP)
Four fuel storage tanks were burning at Tamanneftegaz after Ukrainian drones returned to the Black Sea facility they'd already hit twice in December.
Russian missile hits Black Sea port as Maltese vessel prepares cargo loading
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on a Black Sea port pier where a civilian vessel under…
Russia attacks two foreign-flagged ships in Ukraine’s grain corridor, one dead
Syrian crew member killed on soybean carrier near Odesa port.
From the Baltics to the Black Sea: Latvia sends Ukraine a second locally made naval drone
A Latvian-built naval drone, funded by public donations, is headed for Ukraine after being designed for complex combat missions.
Russia scrambles to hide Black Sea Fleet logistics after Ukrainian drone campaign batters Novorossiysk, partisans say
ATESH says increased activity contradicts Moscow's concealment efforts.
Bloomberg: Ukraine hit more Russian energy targets this month than in any previous month of the war
Refineries, offshore platforms, port facilities, and shadow fleet tankers all came under attack as Kyiv expanded its campaign.
Russia’s Bessarabia attacks aim to sever Ukraine’s sea access, not just isolate one region
Ukrainian analysts connect escalating strikes on southern bridges to broader strategy of economic strangulation
Frontline report: Russian drone incursions push Turkey to the brink of closing Black Sea shipping routes
After shooting down unauthorized Russian drones near defense facilities and Istanbul, Turkey is signaling that continued violations could trigger crippling trade restrictions.