Black Sea
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shoot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters
NATO member Romania shares a border with Ukraine, much of it along the Danube, and has repeatedly reported Russian drone incursions into its airspace since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky says India, Turkey, Egypt, Middle Eastern nations involved in Black Sea shipping talks
Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China-Russia-led security bloc
Zelensky halts drone strikes on Black Sea oil tankers in Russian port after demand from US VP Vance
Russian navy commander seen at conference after being 'killed' by Ukraine
Ukraine's special forces said on Monday they had killed Sokolov, Moscow's top admiral in Crimea, along with 33 other officers in a missile attack last week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
