mobilizes troops to NATO allies, Russia and Ukraine are undertaking military exercises. Three Russian warships have passed through the Bosphorus Strait on their way to the Black Sea for naval drills. The Russian Defense Ministry said another three landing ships are expected to pass ...
(Reuters) - Russia fired on two foreign ships near the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi on Friday, Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on its Facebook page. Russia fired on "Namura Queen" under Panama's flag and "Millennial Spirit" under Moldova's flag, the ministry sai...
The cost of a Black Sea war risk premium, which is typically renewed every seven days and is in addition to annual insurance expenses, was estimated at tens of thousands of dollars per ship for the voyage. At least 30 ships had dropped anchor around Musura Bay in the...
Evgeny Balitsky, the head of the pro-Moscow administration, said Russia's Black Sea ships "are ensuring the security" of the journey he said, adding that the port had been de-mined.
The expansion is characterised as enabling the permanent presence of a flotilla and Sovietera levels of capability in the Mediterranean. Naval aviation strength will increase substantially and the fleet will receive some 20 additional ships.Bruce JonesJane's navy international...
The Ukrainian ships entered the temporarily closed waters of the Russian territorial sea circa 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (0400 GMT) and were sailing toward the Kerch Strait, the FSB Border Service in Crimea said in a statement. The vessels aim to create a conflict situation in the region, it...
Ukraine's operations to attack Russia's Black Sea Fleet were among its key successes in 2023, with drone and missile attacks on the Crimean port of Sevastopol forcing Russia to withdraw a number of its ships from its main base there. ...
Ukraine claimed it has damaged a Russian warship, the Moskva, stationed in the Black Sea after striking it with Neptune missiles. "It has been confirmed that today the missile cruiser 'Moscow' went exactly where it was sent to by our border guards on Zmiinyi Island! Neptune missiles which ...
Additionally, to the best of our knowledge, the Russian fleet in Sevastopol is almost obsolete and not combat ready, as the ships and infrastructure, which date back to the Soviet times, have not been modernized. “The base is not worth even US$0.5 billion”, argued Ariel Cohen, a ...
“These ships were nearly 50 years old. They shouldn’t have been in operation at all, especially in this part of the waters and during this season. Right now, our sea is facing yet another environmental disaster caused by Russia,” Zelensky said Tuesday. Ambrey, a maritime security compan...