Black Sea

Zelensky says India, Turkey, Egypt, Middle Eastern nations involved in Black Sea shipping talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that India, Turkey, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries were taking part in talks on unblocking shipping in the Black Sea.

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Turkish Navy's rescue ship TCG Isin sails in the Bosphorus as the Palau-flagged bulk carrier MKK1, carrying grain under UN’s Black Sea grain initiative, is seen drifted aground in Istanbul, Turkey January 16, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026.

Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China-Russia-led security bloc

Erdogan attended a summit of the SCO, of which Turkey is a "dialog partner," in Bishkek on Tuesday.

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A member of "Timur's Special Forces Unit" of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine waits on a military boat next to Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, located in the Black Sea, on August 14, 2025.

Zelensky halts drone strikes on Black Sea oil tankers in Russian port after demand from US VP Vance

Ukraine agreed to not target non-Russian ships, so long as they were not sanctioned by Ukraine or carrying any Russian cargo.  

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 23, 2025.

Iran considered targeting Ukraine with ballistic missiles after strike on Iranian ship - report

People with knowledge of the matter expected Iran to fire a ballistic missile with a small warhead at Ukraine as a show of strength.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Ukraine says Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander killed, no comment by Moscow

It was not immediately clear how Ukraine's Special Forces counted the dead and wounded in the attack.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov salutes during a send-off ceremony for reservists drafted during partial mobilisation, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022.

Russia's Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan, UN bid to revive Black Sea grain deal

Lavrov accused the West of a neo-colonial mindset in its overtures to the Global South to win backing for Ukraine in the war.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023.

Russian military chief killed in Black Sea Storm Shadow strike, Ukraine claims

Friday's attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea is also rumoured to have killed Admiral Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Image of a 41 Sqaudron (the RAF's test and evaluation Sqn) Tornado GR4, preparing to test fire four Storm Shadow missiles over the Atlantic Ocean

Ukraine: Two ships arrived at Black Sea to ship grain to Israel, Egypt

Ukraine's Agriculture Ministry said on the Telegram messaging app that the wheat would be shipped to Egypt and Israel.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Navy's patrol ship Bykov class corvette Dmitry Rogachev sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 16, 2022 (Illustrative).

Russia strikes Ukraine's Odesa with Iranian kamikaze drones, missiles

Russia launched six Iranian-made Shahed drones and 10 cruise missiles, with Ukraine's forces destroying six drones and six missiles before they hit their target, the Air Force said.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByREUTERS
An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran

Russia targeted civilian cargo ship in Black Sea, UK's Sunak says

The missiles had targeted a Liberian-flagged cargo ship berthed in port and were successfully shot down, Britain's foreign office said in a statement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Navy's patrol ship Bykov class corvette Dmitry Rogachev sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 16, 2022 (Illustrative).

Elon Musk prevented Ukrainian strike on Russia, biography alleges

The biography alleges Musk discreetly ordered Starlink cut from the Crimean coast specifically to disable Ukrainian explosive drones.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.

NATO has no indication of intentional Russian attack on Romania

Romanian officials initially denied the Ukrainian allegations but changed course on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Angel Tilvar saying that parts of what could be a Russian drone fell in Romania.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Romania flag 370

Russia strikes Ukraine grain exporting port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

After quitting the Black Sea grain deal, Moscow has launched frequent attacks on the ports of the Danube River, which has since become Ukraine's major route for exporting grain.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukrainian firefighters put out burning grass, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 3, 2023.

Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure

Two civilians were injured in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Danube port.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023.