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Russian Black Sea fleet repells alleged Ukrainian drone attack

The Russian army accused Ukraine of a "massive" drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea on Saturday, claiming the UK helped in the strike that damaged a vessel.

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Russian navy ‘repels’ drone attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Russia blames UK, Ukraine for the attack on Sevastopol, Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet HQ, as battle rages in the east.

Al Jazeera

Russian Forces Repel Drone Attack on Crimea

Russian naval forces repelled a drone attack in the Bay of Sevastopol, where the Black Sea Fleet in headquartered, on the annexed Crimean peninsular, the Russian-installed leader of the area said on Saturday. "Ships of the Black Sea Fleet repelled a drone attack in the waters of the Sevastopol Bay,"…

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UN Chief Urges Extension of Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on "all parties" to "make every effort" to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, including facilitating shipments of Russian grain, his spokesman said. The so-called Black Sea deal, signed in July by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, has allowed more than…

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UN 'Relatively Optimistic' on Renewing Ukraine Grain Export Deal

The United Nations said Wednesday it was relatively optimistic about prospects for renewing an agreement that allows grain exports from war-torn Ukraine. The 120-day Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-led deal agreed with Moscow and Kyiv, runs until November 19. It spells out terms for exporting grain from Ukrainian ports…

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U.N. aid chief 'relatively optimistic' on Black Sea grain deal

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday that he was "relatively optimistic" that a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed a resumption of Ukraine Black Sea grain exports would be extended beyond mid-November.

Reuters

Putin to use U.N. grain deal as leverage at G20, European diplomat says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to use the possible extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal as a way to gain leverage and dominate next month's G20 summit in Indonesia, a European diplomat briefed on the grain talks told Reuters.

Reuters

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Romania plans to boost Black Sea talks, military procurement

Romania will speed up defence procurement and intensify talks with Turkey, Bulgaria and Georgia to counter potential spillovers from Russia's war in Ukraine towards the Black Sea, the country's supreme defence council said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.N. seeks 'urgent' steps to relieve backlog in Black Sea exports deal

A U.N spokesperson said on Monday that "urgent" steps are needed to relieve a backlog of more than 150 ships involved in a deal which allows Ukraine to export grain from ports in the Black Sea.

Reuters

Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking full implementation of grain deal

Ukraine said seven vessels sailed off from its ports on Sunday carrying grain bound for Asia and Europe, but accused Russia of blocking the full implementation of Black Sea grain deal.

Reuters

Wallace: ‘Malfunction’ led Russian fighter jet to release missile near UK plane

The SU-27 ‘released a missile’ near an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea last month, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Russian fighter plane released missile close to unarmed RAF jet over Black Sea - Defence Secretary

Russia blamed the missile release on a 'technical malfunction,' Ben Wallace said

Manchester Evening News

Russian fighter jet ‘released missile’ near RAF aircraft over Black Sea

RAF patrols suspended as Russia blames technical malfunction for alert in international airspace

The Independent UK

Russian fighter jet fires missile near British plane over Black Sea

The incident led to a suspension of patrols in the area

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UK says Russian aircraft fired missile near British spy plane over Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet released a missile near an unarmed British spy plane patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea on Sept. 29, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

Reuters

Discussions to continue on Ukraine deal after UN officials' meetings in Moscow

Discussions will continue on extending and expanding a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday, after U.N. officials held "positive and constructive" discussions in Moscow on the deal.

Reuters

Russia says grain deal extension 'directly depends' on easing restrictions on its exports

Russia on Monday told a top United Nations representative that the extension of a landmark Black Sea grain deal was dependent on the West easing Russia's own agricultural and fertiliser exports, the defence ministry said in a statement.

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Saudi Arabia Expresses Solidarity with Türkiye over Mine Explosion

The Saudi Foreign Ministry expressed on Saturday the Kingdom’s solidarity with the Turkish government and people in wake of the mine explosion that left dozens dead. It offered its sincere condolences to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. At least 41 people were killed in…

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Türkiye, Russia to Study Putin’s Gas Hub Proposal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas…

Reuters

Exclusive-Russia is prepared to quit Black Sea grains deal, writes to UN with demands

Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and is prepared to reject renewing the deal next month unless its demands are addressed, Russia's Geneva U.N. ambassador told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

UN aid chief 'reasonably confident' on extension of Ukraine deal

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths voiced confidence on Monday that a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grains exports could be extended and even expanded despite apparent revenge strikes by Russia on Kyiv.

Evening Standard

Crimean bridge explosion ‘harms Russia’s ability to sustain forces in southern Ukraine,’ says UK

A huge blast on Saturday morning sent a part of the 12-mile road and rail link crumbling into the Black Sea

Tribune News Service

Russia races to reopen Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Tribune News Service

Russia races to reopen key Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

Reuters

U.N. working to expand, extend for a year Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are working to expand and extend for a year a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports, which could expire in late November.

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