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Drone strikes claim lives in Ukraine and Russia ahead of fresh peace talks

Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa and in the border region of Bryansk have killed two people

The Independent UK

Europe lost out on 3.8mn tonnes of Kazakh oil after Black Sea attacks

Kazakhstan’s oil exports fell after Ukrainian drone attacks and stormy weather hampered operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal in Novorossyisk. Its major oil field Tengiz also suffered an outage in January.

Euronews

‘Attacks day after day’: Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs as war pivots back to Black Sea

Unable to get near Ukraine’s main port, Moscow is pounding the city from afar with missiles and drones

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American sentenced to 5 years in Russia prison after rifle found on his yacht at Black Sea resort

Zimmerman argued that he had purchased the firearm for self-defence

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says draft documents prepared after US talks but Moscow insists no breakthrough

The talks came before Russia fired 680 drones and missile at Ukraine, including Kyiv, overnight on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Drone incidents escalate as Turkey finds three UAVs in five days

Turkey shot down a drone from Black Sea on Monday, then found two crashed drones near Istanbul, in escalating incidents in Turkey's airspace, which Ankara has linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Turkish fighter jets shoot down 'out of control' drone over Black Sea

The incident comes after Ukrainian strikes on Russia's "shadow fleet" and concerns from Turkish politicians that Moscow's all-out war could widen.

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Ukrainian sea drones reportedly hit another Russian shadow fleet vessel in Black Sea

Sources at Ukraine’s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received "critical damage" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea’s coast.

Euronews

Turkey fears Ukraine conflict will spill over on its Black Sea shores

Ankara is voicing alarm over a spate of attacks on Russian tankers in the Black Sea, with fears that strikes on ships carrying oil and other key commodities could threaten global trade and pose environmental dangers to Turkey, which has the longest coastline in the strategic sea.

Radio France Internationale

Sea drones are forcing Russia to retreat. Ukraine eyes up even more complex attacks

Group 13 operates the Magura family of drones, which Ukraine credits with multiple strikes on Russian ships

The Independent UK

Sanctioned oil tanker is stranded off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast after suspected Ukrainian strike

Bulgarian maritime authorities have launched efforts to evacuate the crew of the oil tanker Kairos, stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol

The Independent UK

Third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkey says

The vessel did not request assistance and its 13 crew members were unharmed, according to Turkey's Maritime Affairs Directorate.

Euronews

A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says

The Turkish maritime authority reports a tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Turkey condemns Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil tankers off Black Sea coast

The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea

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Ukrainian Naval Drones Cripple Two Russian Oil Tankers In Black Sea, Disrupt Moscow's Shadow‑Fleet Operations

Two sanctioned oil tankers were reportedly struck by Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea while they were en route to a Russian port to load crude for foreign markets.

Euronews

Ukraine releases video showing moment naval drones striking Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea

Ukraine’s security services say that domestically made naval drones struck two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, involving vessels described as part of Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

The Independent UK

Ukraine drones strike Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers in Black Sea

Sea Baby naval drones had disabled vessels capable of transporting oil worth almost $70 million

The Independent UK

Van is chased by police in Bulgaria and crashes, killing six migrants

A vehicle crash near the Black Sea city of Burgas has resulted in the deaths of six migrants

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order

Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's foreign business empire

The Independent UK

Ukraine ‘destroys elite Russian unit’ in drone strike on Black Sea oil rig

The Black Sea oil rig is one of four that have been occupied by Russian forces for a decade

Euronews

Ukraine unveils upgraded 'Sea Baby' drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea

The range of the "Sea Baby" has been expanded from 1,000 kilometres to 1,500 kilometres and it can carry up to 2,000 kilograms of payload.

The Independent UK

Ukraine reveals ‘sea baby’ drones that could change the war with Russia

The craft are operated remotely from a mobile control center inside a van

The Independent UK

Zelensky revokes citizenship of Odesa mayor accused of holding Russian passport

President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence

International Business Times UK

Russian Submarine Surfaces in France: Naval Protocol or Technical Meltdown?

According to reports, the Novorossiysk, a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine operated by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was observed navigating on the surface near Brittany on 9 October 2025.

International Business Times

Georgia Risks Political Turmoil Over Weekend Vote

Georgia risks fresh political turmoil this weekend as the ruling party -- accused by critics of aligning the Black Sea nation with Moscow -- faces its first electoral test since a disputed parliamentary poll threw the country into chaos last year.

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