Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg were scaled back because of security fears.

A civilian cargo ship sank on July 26 in the Black Sea near Odesa after being struck by Russian missiles days earlier on July 19 while it was transporting grain, authorities reported.

Kyiv's strike on an Iranian-linked vessel highlights growing military ties between Moscow and Tehran as Washington examines possible Russian assistance to Iran.

By Sergiy Karazy and Dan Peleschuk UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE, July 24 (Reuters) - In a field in southern Ukraine, soldiers scrawled sardonic messages on a sleek grey attack drone that would soon be hunting Russian ships on the Black Sea — part of a widening Ukrainian campaign to isolate Crimea and weaken Moscow's war effort.

Putin warns hostile acts against Russian ships will be treated as piracy. Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 30 at 14.5% YES.

After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.

The attack showed the extent to which the drones have helped Kyiv exercise greater control in the Black Sea.

Explore the escalating attacks on merchant ships in Ukraine by Russia and the implications for Indian seafarers amidst the conflict.

New research suggests that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sweden in 2024 may have been transporting gifts from the German Duchy of Nassau to Alexander II of Russia in the immediate aftermath

Ukraine says it has struck long-range routes moving Russian military equipment linked to Iran, while Zelenskyy claims Moscow gave Tehran satellite data for attacks on US sites in the Middle East.View