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Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Illegally Seizing Sea Control

Ukraine accuses Russia of illegally controlling Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait through a disputed bridge, leading to a high-stakes arbitration case.

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Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open

Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait

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Ukraine war briefing: Sea of Azov emptied of Russian warships, says Ukrainian navy

Recent attacks in the Black Sea have forced the Russian navy to rebase its ships elsewhere, says Ukrainian navy; multiple Russian strikes on Kharkiv damage Swiss NGO office. What we know on day 883

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Russia 'may have to limit operational area of aircraft after spy plane shot down'

A spy plane exploded and crashed into the western Sea of Azov on Sunday, British intelligence has confirmed

Evening Standard

Russia says 13 killed in fighter crash near Ukraine

At least 13 people including three children were killed when a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet crashed into the courtyard of a nine-storey apartment building and exploded in a fireball in southern Russia just across the Sea of Azov from Ukraine.

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A Russian warplane crashes near an apartment building and kills at least 13

A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov, leaving at least 13 people dead.

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Russian warplane crashes into Sea of Azov city, ignites fire

The Russian military says one of its warplanes crashed in the port of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov after experiencing engine failure

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Moscow Tightens Economic Grip on Southern Ukraine

Little appears to have changed for Alexei Andrusenko, the head of a foundry in Ukraine's southern city of Berdyansk, who is happy to have kept all his staff since Moscow took control of the city. Andrusenko and his 50 or so employees continue showing up to work every morning to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says two Ukrainian ports ready to ship grain but Kyiv must demine coast

Russia said on Tuesday that two major Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but the Kremlin said Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its ports for exports to take place.

Reuters

Shipping movement continues in the Black Sea despite Ukraine war, sanctions

In response to Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has blocked hundreds of ships mostly containing Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Despite the blockade, observers have noted near-normal rates of shipping activity throughout the area. Key regional player Turkey has so…

France 24

Explainer-U.N. plan to get Ukraine grains out faces hurdles

Turkey said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian grain exports overseen by Ankara was "reasonable", but required more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships would be safe.

Reuters

Explainer-Mariupol, the ruined port city that Russia says it has "liberated"

The port city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, reduced to a wasteland littered with bodies by nearly two months of siege and bombardment that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of civilians, is a big strategic prize for Russia.

Reuters

Mariupol Teeters as Ukrainians Defy Surrender-Or-Die Demand

The shattered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to the Russians on Sunday after seven weeks under siege, in what would give Moscow a crucial success following its failure to storm the Ukrainian capital and the sinking of its Black Sea flagship. The Russian military estimated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says all urban areas of Mariupol cleared of Ukrainian forces

(makes clear Mariupol is on the Sea of Azov, not the Black Sea)

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Explainer-Mariupol: ruins of port could become Russia's first big prize in Ukraine

The Sea of Azov port of Mariupol, reduced to a wasteland by seven weeks of siege and bombardment that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of civilians, could become the first big city captured by Russia since its invasion.

Reuters

Russia preventing Ukraine resupply by Black Sea - UK military intelligence

Russian naval forces continue to blockade the Ukrainian coast on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, preventing resupply by sea, British military intelligence said on Sunday.

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Ukraine-Russia war updates: 'Humanitarian catastrophe' imminent in Mariupol as mayor calls for complete evacuation of city

The mayor of Mariupol says 160,000 civilians remain trapped, calling for the city's complete evacuation.

France 24

Putin's war: One month on, NATO on high alert as Russia recalibrates strategy in Ukraine

One month after the shock of Russia invading Ukraine, how is Vladimir Putin's war going? There have been territorial gains and near-total control of the skies by Russia, but no blitzkrieg grab of Kyiv and no fatal blow to Ukraine's defences. Instead, Ukraine is proving its resilience with successes like…

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Ukrainian forces still control Mariupol city, says regional governor

The governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region on Friday said Ukrainian forces still controlled the besieged southern city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.

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Ukraine says it has destroyed a large Russian landing ship

Ukraine said on Thursday it had destroyed a large Russian landing support ship, the Orsk, at the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov.

The Independent UK

Siege of Mariupol: Why the Ukrainian port city has been targeted by Russia

Vladimir Putin’s troops have pounded Sea of Azov town with shells and created hellish conditions for inhabitants in pursuit of coastal land corridor linking Crimea with Donbas

Reuters

Russia docks landing support ship near Ukraine's Mariupol

Russia's armed forces said on Monday they had docked a large, beachable landing support ship, the Orsk, in the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, 70 km (45 miles) southwest of the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.

Al Jazeera

Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help

Russian forces have already cut the city off from the Sea of Azov.

The Guardian - UK

Battle for control of Mariupol hinders rescue of civilians trapped in theatre

Ukrainian forces hold out against larger Russian force but lose access to Sea of Azov

Reuters

Ukraine 'temporarily' loses access to Sea of Azov - Defence Ministry

Ukraine's defence ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea of Azov "temporarily" as invading Russian forces were tightening their grip around the Sea's major port of Mariupol.

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