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How the West can help Ukraine win its economic war with Russia

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

Fortune

Russia's plan to relocate its Black Sea naval base from Crimea is priceless for Ukraine's morale

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.

The Conversation

Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea

The Independent UK

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Russia claims destruction of three Ukrainian boats off Crimea

The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war.

Al Jazeera

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Treason and grief in the town of Hroza after a deadly Russian missile attack; Kyiv makes remarkable progress in Black Sea

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky accuses Russia of supporting Hamas operations in Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Moscow of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas in its war against Israel. This came after the president travelled to Romania for the first time since Russia's invasion to speak to President Klaus Iohannis about artillery and air defence supplies. Read our live…

France 24

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Russia relocates ships from Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv’s ‘functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet’.

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‘A new form of warfare’: how Ukraine reclaimed the Black Sea from Russian forces

Kyiv has turned the region into a no-go zone for Moscow’s bristling warships

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy says deadly village missile attack was ‘no blind strike’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Russia facing ‘functional defeat’ in the Black Sea – but Kyiv allies warn they are running out of ammunition

Naval successes ‘every bit as important’ as last year’s counteroffensive, claims UK

The Independent UK

UK warns of Russia laying ‘sea mines’ to deter Black Sea cargo ships

Russian sea mines warning comes as Ukrainian navy says 12 cargo vessels preparing to travel to Ukraine Black Sea ports.

Al Jazeera

UK says Russia plotting to sabotage Ukrainian grain vessels with sea mines

Based on ‘declassified intelligence’, UK says Russia targeting civilian shipping on approaches to Black Sea ports

The Guardian - UK

Russia facing ‘functional defeat’ in the Black Sea – but Kyiv allies warn they are running out of ammunition

Naval successes ‘every bit as important’ as last year’s counteroffensive, claims UK

The Independent UK

Russia says Ukraine’s Western allies assisted in Black Sea Fleet HQ attack

Moscow says US, UK had role in planning and executing attack by providing spy plane, satellite intelligence to Kyiv.

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Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Ukraine dealt a crippling blow to the Black Sea Fleet leadership, reportedly killing many officers at their HQ.

The Independent UK

Russia airs ‘new interview’ of Black Sea admiral who Ukraine claimed was killed in strike

Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears in new but undated video on Russian TV

France 24

Several hundred Wagner fighters return to eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says

Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of Bakhmut in May…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 581 of the invasion

Russia releases interview video of Black Sea fleet commander Ukraine claimed to have killed; new details revealed about Nord Stream pipeline explosions

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Fresh offensive by Putin’s troops ‘unlikely’ as frontline ‘over-stretched’

Fresh offensives seem unlikely as troops were not deployed en masse to one area

The Independent UK

New video of ‘dead’ Russian Black Sea fleet commander raises doubts over Ukraine’s claim

Admiral Viktor Sokolov appears in new but undated Russian defence ministry video – and is not heard speaking

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘killed’ Russian Black Sea fleet commander seen on video again – as it happened

Russian military news outlet publishes a second video of Viktor Sokolov after Ukraine claimed to have killed him

Evening Standard

Viktor Sokolov: Russian video ‘shows Black Sea fleet commander alive’

Ukraine had said Viktor Sokolov was killed in a missile strike which was denied by Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 580 of the invasion

Russia again strikes at Ukraine’s port and grain infrastructure; border crossing with Romania closed following drone attack

The Independent UK

Russian drone strikes on Odesa hit port area and cut off ferry service to Romania

Ukrainian officials say Russia struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa for a second night in a row in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s ‘deep strike battle’ in Black Sea deals biggest blow so far in war to Putin fleet, says UK

Ukraine special forces claim Russia’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol

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