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Norway to provide $242 million for Ukrainian naval defense against Russian Black Sea threats

Norway will allocate 2.7 billion Norwegian kroner ($242 million) to bolster Ukraine’s navy and help it deter Russian threats in the Black Sea, the country’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced on Dec. 16. "It is essential to protect the Ukrainian population and Ukrainian infrastructure from attacks by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet… (and to) protect […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Russia increasing presence, provocations in Baltic Sea, German minister says

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Dec. 5 that Russia has significantly increased its naval and civilian presence in the Baltic Sea, highlighting its strategic importance for Moscow. The comments came shortly after a Russian warship fired a warning shot at a German military helicopter patrolling the Baltic Sea. Speaking to Deutschlandfunk, Pistorius noted […]

Ukraine

December 5, 2024

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Russia provided Yemen's Houthis with satellite data to attack vessels in Red Sea, WSJ reports

Yemen's Houthi militants have been using Russian satellite data to attack ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 24, citing a person familiar with the matter and two unnamed European defense officials. The Houthis are an Iran-backed militant group based in Yemen. Following Israel's invasion of […]

Ukraine

October 25, 2024

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet forced to redeploy over Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian proxy admits

Russia has redeployed vessels of its Black Sea Fleet due to attacks by Ukrainian naval drones, Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian proxy head of occupation authorities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, said in an interview with Kremlin-controlled Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper published on Oct. 21. Rogozin's surprise admission is in line with previous statements made by Ukrainian officials. Successful […]

Ukraine

October 21, 2024

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War risk insurance surges after recent Russian strikes on foreign vessels in Black Sea, Bloomberg reports

War risk insurance premiums for vessels traversing Ukraine’s shipping corridor in the Black Sea have increased by about 33 per cent following Russia's recent attacks on foreign ships, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 10, citing sources in the market. According to the insurance market sources, coverage has jumped to above one per cent of the value […]

Ukraine

October 10, 2024

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Putin's Black Sea residence demolished due to safety concerns, Russian media reports

President Vladimir Putin has reportedly stopped visiting his residence in Sochi due to concerns over potential drone attacks, according to the independent Russian media outlet Proekt. Despite spending at least 30 days a year at the Bocharov Ruchey residence since its renovation for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Putin has not been there since March. Proekt's […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Russian Baltic Sea Fleet vessel out of action after Ukraine's sabotage, intelligence says

The Russian Baltic Fleet minesweeper Alexander Obukhov was put out of action thanks to a sabotage operation by Ukraine's military intelligence, the agency said on Oct. 7. The ship, based in the Russian coastal town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad exclave, reportedly "suffered severe damage" after water leaked into the engine due to "the mysterious […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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