Russia’s strategy in the Sea of Azov: The Kerch Bridge, artificial shipping delays and continued harm to Ukraine
Russia’s “hard power” activity in the Sea of Azov has increased significantly since May 2018, when the authorities…
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Ukrainian-UK defense cooperation: Will London have Kyiv’s back?
On October 7, in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was paying an official visit to…
Kremlin lashes out at Ukraine’s construction with Western help of new bases on Black Sea
Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov says that Kyiv’s construction of new bases on the Black Sea, bases…
“Black Sea mosquito fleet”: how the UK will help Ukraine regain its naval footing
On 7 and 8 October, Ukraine and the UK signed two important agreements. On 8 October - a…
Ukraine signs Memorandum to modernize its Navy, new partnership and trade agreement with the UK
On 8 October, one day after signing a Memorandum to modernize the Ukrainian Navy, Ukraine and the United…
Kyiv considers purchase of 16 US patrol boats Mark VI which might strengthen Ukraine’s maritime security
It should be noted that the March–June 2020 reduction in such artificial delays should not be taken as…
New Ukrainian naval base ‘East’: A countermeasure against Russia’s hybrid strategies in the Sea of Azov?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an official visit to the southeastern coastal oblast of Zaporizhzhia, on April 11.…
Russia returns Ukrainian naval ships it highjacked a year ago
The first reports on the handover of the Ukrainian vessels surfaced on 16 November. The Russian online newspaper…
Russian aggression in the Azov Sea has been ongoing since May 2018
The situation in the Azov Sea started aggravating in May 2018, when Russian border guards began detaining merchant…
Sailors captured by Russia are POWs, Russia violates Geneva Convention, say Ukrainian officials, lawyers
The 24 sailors Russia has seized and taken captive after a Russian attack on three Ukrainian Navy boats…
Ukrainian prosecutors publish reconstruction of Russian attack on Ukrainian ships in Black Sea
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office (GPU) has published a video reconstructing the timeline of the Russian attack on three…
FSB tries to explain attack on Ukrainian ships, proves Russia broke its own laws
After the Russian attack on Ukrainian ships aiming to enter the Kerch Strait to their ports on the…
Russian attack on Ukrainian ships: who has a right to do what in the Azov Sea
The accusations According to the Ukrainian Navy, on 25 November, the tugboat Yany Kapu and two artillery armored…
Condemnation and “concerns”: world reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships
“Russia has crossed all theoretically possible red lines,” stated Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in…
Russian wave of disinformation from the Azov Sea
The stories published by Russia Today have clear signs of distorting the facts as they state that “Ukrainian ships entered…
Russian attack on Ukrainian ships near Kerch Strait – full chronology
Landlocked by the lands of Ukraine (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea) and Russia (Rostov…
Ukrainian defense industry works hard to strengthen Army: Latest projects
Read also: Five projects which will strengthen the Ukrainian Army in the new year Military gear adapted to…
Romanian government concerns about Russian actions in Black Sea encourage Ukrainians
A declaration by the Romanian defense minister that his country is concerned by the increased Russian presence the…
Ukrainian warships break Russian de-facto blockade in Azov Sea to create naval base
Pre-history: Is Russia preparing to attack Mariupol by blockading Ukrainian Azov Sea ports? Passage On 16 September, the…
Ukraine has law but not force on its side in Sea of Azov, Polyakov says
Leonid Polyakov, a former Ukrainian defense minister now at the Center for Research on the Army, Conversion and…