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NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage

NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier. The Estlink 2, a 170-kilometer (106-mile) undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, sustained significant damage on Christmas Day. Authorities are treating the incident as a […]

Ukraine

December 30, 2024

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Officials believe Baltic Sea cable damage caused by accidents, not Russian sabotage, WP reports

Amid a series of incidents that have damaged critical cables in the Baltic Sea, intelligence services in the U.S. and Europe are increasingly convinced that they were caused by accidents, according to a report by the Washington Post on Jan. 19. The incidents had raised fears that Russian shadow fleet vessels were intentionally sabotaging the […]

Ukraine

January 19, 2025

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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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Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian helicopter with anti-air missile in first strike of its kind

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) destroyed a Russian aerial target with the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drone for the first time, HUR reported on Dec. 31. During a battle in the Black Sea off the Western tip of occupied Crimea, the special unit Group 13 launched SeeDragon missiles from the Magura drone. The unit downed […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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Russia’s Baltic Sea sabotage is no accident, it’s strategy

Intelligence officials in the U.S. and Europe have suggested that recent incidents damaging critical cables in the Baltic Sea were accidental, according to a Washington Post report. Western geostrategic self-deception has overly emphasized fears of escalation and cornering Russia. It would be naïve to assume that the repeated cutting of cables in the Baltic Sea, […]

Ukraine

January 21, 2025

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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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Ukraine war latest: In world first, Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian helicopter

Key developments on Dec. 31: Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian helicopter with anti-air missile in first strike of its kind Russian attacks damage homes and infrastructure in Kyiv and Sumy oblasts ahead of New Year Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, General Staff confirms Russian officers trained for attacks on Japan, South Korea […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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Ukraine's energy giant DTEK to invest $468 million in expanding Black Sea wind power plant

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, announced plans on Jan. 22 to invest 450 million euros ($468 million) in expanding the Tyligulska Wind Power Plant near the Black Sea coast. DTEK, which is owned by Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov, lost nearly 90% of its generation capacity in 2024 due to Russia's aerial attacks targeting […]

Ukraine

January 22, 2025

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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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Ukraine downs 2 Russian helicopters in sea drone attack

Two Russian helicopters were downed in a recent strike by the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drones, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on its Telegram channel. HUR earlier reported on Dec. 31 that one of its units had downed an aerial target with the Ukrainian-made Magura drone equipped with SeeDragon missiles for the first […]

Ukraine

January 2, 2025

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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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Ukrainian Navy ensures safe passage for over 9,000 vessels through sea corridor in 2024, Navy Commander says

The Ukrainian Navy facilitated the safe passage of 9,061 civilian vessels through its sea corridor in 2024, Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa said on Jan. 3. Following Russia's termination of the grain deal in July 2023, Ukraine opened a new corridor in August, initially aimed at evacuating ships stranded since the start of the full-scale war. […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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