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NATO boosts defenses in Black and Baltic seas amid Russian threats

Ensuring free trade and security in the Black Sea is a key priority for NATO's current strategy, emphasizes Vice Admiral Geoffrey Hughes, as the alliance addresses regional threats.

byOlena Mukhina

Magura V5 naval drone in the sea. Screenshot: Euronews

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Ukraine may deploy Magura V5 naval drones in Azov Sea, which is well within their operational range

Ukraine's defense intelligence says maritime drones, particularly Magura V5, provide a strategic advantage in the Black Sea against Russia's larger fleet. With an 800 km range, these drones can reach well into the Azov Sea, yet the agency is cautious about their deployment.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Kurt Volker: If Ukraine can’t join NATO until war ends, Putin will continue war

Former US diplomat Kurt Volker warns that delaying Ukraine's NATO membership only invites Putin to prolong the war. He outlines a bold strategy, including immediate NATO membership for Ukraine and a $500 billion lend-lease program to ensure uninterrupted support.

byBohdan Ben

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Russia shifts to Azov Sea for missile launches, escaping naval drones

Russia has moved its Kalibr-carriers out of the Black Sea, attempting to get out of the reach of Ukraine's naval drones. They can run but they can't hide.

byAlya Shandra

Ukraine Restores Ferry Service to Georgia Across Black Sea, Suspended Due to War with Russia

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Ukraine restores ferry service to Georgia across Black Sea, suspended due to Russia invasion

The first voyage from Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast, to Batumi, Georgia, is set for 9 July.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukraine shields neighboring countries from Russian aggression in the Black Sea, says US Ambassador Brink in Odesa

US Ambassador Bridget Brink, at the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, highlighted Ukraine's crucial role in preventing Russian aggression in the Black Sea, protecting nations like Moldova, Romania, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

byOlena Mukhina

ukrainian naval drones sink russian navy's tugboat after breaching explosion possibly made breach boom moments before struck drone lake panske northwestern crimea screenshots hur saturn-class-tugboat-attacked-by-magura-v5

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Ukrainian naval drones sink Russian Navy’s tugboat after breaching port boom defense in occupied Crimea

Ukraine carried out another maritime drone operation in occupied Crimea's northwest, resulting in the sinking of a Russian tug boat after breaching Chornomorske Port's boom defense.

byYuri Zoria

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Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 818: Ukraine destroys Russia’s Tsyklon ship, last surface Kalibr missile ship in Crimea

As the war grinds on, neutralizing Russia's naval dominance brings Ukraine one step closer to securing sea control and unblocking grain exports from its ports.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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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Daily review

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