Black Sea

Ukraine Attack Hits Russian Warship at Black Sea Base

Ukraine carried out a seaborne drone strike on a Russian navy ship at a Black Sea base as Moscow said it had repelled a similar attack over annexed Crimea.

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Russia Says Repelled Drone Attack on Black Sea Patrol Boats

Russia said that it repelled an overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeting its patrol boats in the Black Sea.

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Russia Says Thwarted Naval Drone Attack on Black Sea Patrol Vessel

Russia said it repelled a drone attack overnight on a military patrol boat in the Black Sea, where tensions have been building after Moscow exited a deal protecting Ukrainian grain exports.

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Russian Navy Carried Out Live Fire ‘Exercise’ in Black Sea: Defense Ministry

Russia's navy carried out a live fire "exercise" in the northwest Black Sea, Moscow's defense ministry said.

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Russia Prepared to Attack Ships in Black Sea, Blame Ukraine: US Official

Russia is considering attacking civilian ships on the Black Sea and then putting the blame on Ukrainian forces, a senior White House official said.

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Russia Says Intercepted British Warplanes Over Black Sea

Russia's defense ministry said Monday it had scrambled two fighter jets as British warplanes approached its border above the Black Sea.

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Russia Says Repels Ukraine Attack on Black Sea Warship

Moscow said its forces repelled a Ukrainian attack on a Russian warship guarding gas pipelines in the Black Sea.

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Russian Jet Intercepts Polish Plane Over Black Sea: Romania

A Russian fighter intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the EU's border agency over the Black Sea, Romania's defense ministry said.

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US Scale Downs Global Hawk Flights Over Black Sea Since Reaper Crash: Report 

The US has reportedly drastically reduced its RQ-4 Global Hawk drone flights over the Black Sea since a Russian fighter jet collided with a Reaper drone.

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Russia Races to Salvage US Drone Wreckage in Black Sea

Moscow will try to retrieve the wreckage of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed over the Black Sea in a confrontation Washington blamed on Russia.

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