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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Russia is losing the Black Sea grain war it started. Its answer is to sink civilian ships off Romania and Bulgaria

The burning ships off Romania and Bulgaria are the latest round of a contest Ukraine opened this summer, when it began choking Russia’s own Black Sea exports

byDavid Axe

4 minute read

Latest news

No GPS, no landmarks—how Ukraine’s drones hunt Russian spy drones far out over the Black Sea

Winged hunters that outlast copters push Russia's spotter drones farther offshore—and those spotters double as the relays that let crews steer Shahed swarms by hand.

byTaisiia Vivdych

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Money Matters

Some Ukrainian farmers sell wheat below cost as Black Sea disruption stops ore operations

The central bank has put a $2.5 billion price on the port closures, and an iron ore miner now has weeks of cash left.

byPeeter Helme

4 minute read

Money Matters

Russia’s ship strikes stall Ukraine’s grain corridor. The damage is moving inland

Not one ship passed through the corridor on 22 July, at the height of harvest. The choke is now reaching Ukraine’s farmers and its railways.

byPeeter Helme

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Military tech

A $50 computer just flew Russia’s newest jet drone into a Ukrainian grain ship—and jamming couldn’t stop it

Russia's fast, highly autonomous Geran-4 one-way attack drone is the weapon of choice for strikes on Ukrainian grain ships.

byDavid Axe

3 minute read

Money Matters

Russia can’t blockade Ukraine’s grain ports, so it bombs them—exports could drop a third

The heaviest strikes are expected during the July harvest.

byPeeter Helme

A civilian cargo vessel damaged in a Russian attack near the port of Odesa on 9 January 2026. Photo: Oleksii Kuleba

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Money Matters

Ukraine broke Russian naval blockade—why is 10 million tons of grain still stuck in storage?

Port strikes cut monthly shipments by up to 30%, leaving 10 million tons of grain unsold.

byPeeter Helme

2 minute read

Latest news

3,000 ships have used Ukraine’s maritime corridor, carrying 85 million tons of cargo

Ukraine established the corridor after the Russian fleet had been pushed back from the Ukrainian coasts despite Russian attempts to continue the sea blockade.

byBohdan Ben

Alleged moment when Ukrainian forces struck Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea.

2 minute read

Latest news

Ukraine strikes Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea used for electronic warfare

A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Naval Forces said that the platform housed Russian military personnel and equipment for GPS spoofing, potentially disrupting navigation of civilian ships in the grain export corridor.

byVira Kravchuk

3 minute read

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Ukraine’s maritime corridor exports over 36 million tons of cargo

The sea export is especially important due to the blockade of the western Ukrainian border by Polish farmers.

byOrysia Hrudka

3 minute read

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Over 1,000 civilian ships defy Russia, transit Ukraine’s Black Sea “grain corridor”

Over 1,000 civilian vessels have exported around 30 million tons through Ukraine's "grain corridor" in the Black Sea, defying Russian efforts to deter maritime traffic and undermine international support.

byYuri Zoria

2 minute read

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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

vessel ukraine grain initiative depart odesa port

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Latest news

Ukrainian exports by its sea corridor reach 22 million tons of cargo despite Russian infrastructure attacks

Secured sea export routes became the result of Ukrainian successful operations against the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which had blocked Ukrainian ports at the beginning of the war.

byOrysia Hrudka

2 minute read

Latest news

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

2 minute read

Latest news

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

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France transfers second vessel to aid Ukraine’s grain exports

"The vessel will assist in exporting grains to help feed the world," the French Minister of Transport said.

byIryna Voichuk

2 minute read

Latest news

Minister: 200 ships exported 7 million tons of cargo via Black Sea corridor since August

Despite the ongoing Russian blockade, Ukraine managed to export 7 million tons of cargo since August, of which nearly 5 million tons were agricultural products.

byIryna Voichuk

1 minute read

Latest news

Zelenskyy: Ukraine to receive ships for Black Sea grain corridor security

Zelenskyy emphasized that one of Ukraine's major accomplishments this year is securing a grain corridor independent of Russia, and he noted that Ukraine is actively working to guarantee safe transit for vessels along the corridor.

byIryna Voichuk

1 minute read

Latest news

Ship with Ukrainian grain from Odesa splits in half near Turkish coast

It most likely happened due to a severe Black Sea storm.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

2 minute read

Latest news

Good harvest and adaptation to war contribute to Ukraine’s expected 4.9% GDP growth in 2023

According to the latest data, The National Bank of Ukraine has improved the 2023 real GDP growth forecast from 2.9% to 4.9%.

byBohdan Ben

grain corridor

Russia is losing the Black Sea grain war it started. Its answer is to sink civilian ships off Romania and Bulgaria

No GPS, no landmarks—how Ukraine’s drones hunt Russian spy drones far out over the Black Sea

Some Ukrainian farmers sell wheat below cost as Black Sea disruption stops ore operations

Russia’s ship strikes stall Ukraine’s grain corridor. The damage is moving inland

A $50 computer just flew Russia’s newest jet drone into a Ukrainian grain ship—and jamming couldn’t stop it

Russia can’t blockade Ukraine’s grain ports, so it bombs them—exports could drop a third

Ukraine broke Russian naval blockade—why is 10 million tons of grain still stuck in storage?

3,000 ships have used Ukraine’s maritime corridor, carrying 85 million tons of cargo

Ukraine strikes Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea used for electronic warfare

Ukraine’s maritime corridor exports over 36 million tons of cargo

Over 1,000 civilian ships defy Russia, transit Ukraine’s Black Sea “grain corridor”

Turkey offers to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia

Ukrainian exports by its sea corridor reach 22 million tons of cargo despite Russian infrastructure attacks

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

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

France transfers second vessel to aid Ukraine’s grain exports

Minister: 200 ships exported 7 million tons of cargo via Black Sea corridor since August

Zelenskyy: Ukraine to receive ships for Black Sea grain corridor security

Ship with Ukrainian grain from Odesa splits in half near Turkish coast

Good harvest and adaptation to war contribute to Ukraine’s expected 4.9% GDP growth in 2023

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