The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

As the attention of the world centres on the war in Gaza, many commentators believe that the war in Ukraine is becoming a stalemate. To date, Ukraine’s highly anticipated summer counteroffensive has not resulted in any substantial territorial gain, and Russia has not made any progress either.

Turkey's interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

Turkey's interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

Blackouts as Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy systems restart; Ukraine shipping out millions of tonnes of grain via Black Sea corridor

A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa has hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship

More feared dead in attack on Odesa’s Pivdennyi port

Top Kyiv military official recently said Crimea would be subject to renewed aerial bombardment

Ukraine calls on Unesco to condemn strike on art museum; large group of mercenaries training with special forces, Chechen leader says

As Russia bombarded the Black Sea and reduced regions to rubble, Ukraine has made gains on two fronts

'Right now, Ukraine’s allies can help most by freeing Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, with or without Russian cooperation,' writes James K. Glassman.

With Russia on the offensive around Avdiivka in the east of Ukraine, most commentators’ attention is once again focused on the battlefield on land. But it’s also crucial to keep a close watch on what is happening in the Black Sea.