Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea

A Russian warship fired warning shots with automatic weapons on Sunday on a Palau-flagged dry cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way towards Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry said. Russia last month scuppered a U.N.-brokered grain deal that ensured Ukraine could get its agricultural produce to market via the Black… Continue reading Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea

Russian warship damaged in Ukraine sea drone attack on navy base Novorossiysk

Russia said Friday that Ukraine had attacked one of its key naval bases using sea drones. The Russian defense ministry claimed to have thwarted the overnight attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, but the fate of one of its warships was in doubt after it appeared to have been damaged in the incident.… Continue reading Russian warship damaged in Ukraine sea drone attack on navy base Novorossiysk