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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

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.

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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-Ukraine war live: Ukraine claims to have killed commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet — as it happened

Ukraine says 34 officers were killed including Black Sea fleet admiral Viktor Sokolov in its missile strike on Sevastapol last week

The Guardian - AU

Second Ukraine wheat shipment reaches Turkey despite Russian threats

A second shipment of Ukrainian wheat reached Turkey via the Black Sea on Sunday, according to maritime traffic monitoring sites, despite Russian threats to attack boats heading to or from its neighbour and enemy. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Ukraine War: why the Black Sea is key to Kyiv’s counteroffensive

Ukraine has launched its largest drone attack to date on Russian assets in the Black Sea and Crimea. This is consistent with an escalation in attacks on Crimea and the surrounding region in recent weeks, highlighting the strategic importance of that region for Kyiv.

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How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces

Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way

The Independent UK

How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces

Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way

The Independent UK

How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces

Russia has used the waters to launch missile assaults on Ukraine’s cities and blockade its ports. Now Kyiv is fighting back in a big way

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow disputes Kyiv’s claim about captured territory in Donetsk – as it happened

Ukraine claimed to have recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, near Bakhmut.

The Guardian - AU

The inside story of how British missiles were used to attack the Russian fleet

Storm Shadow weapons were critical in Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol this week, destroying a submarine, large landing ship and crippling the vital dry dock.

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: capture of key Black Sea outposts and strike on Crimea show Kyiv's increasing confidence

The recapture, by Ukrainian forces, of the oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers” has both strategic and symbolic significance. Their position, between the westerly-most point of Crimea and Snake Island, in waters close to Ukraine’s border with Romania, puts them in a…

The Conversation

Ukraine says Black Sea gas, oil platforms recaptured from Russian control

Ukrainian military intelligence says offshore platforms in Black Sea retaken by Kyiv forces in ‘unique operation’.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains

The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea

Radio France Internationale

No new grain deal unless West meets Russia's demands, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports.

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Erdogan visits Putin in Russia’s Sochi in bid to revive Ukraine grain deal

Putin says the deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain will not be restored until the West lifts embargo on Russia.

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The Independent UK

More cargo ships from Ukraine use a civilian corridor despite Russian threats

Two cargo vessels have left Ukraine despite Russian threats and are in the Black Sea, maritime officials said Saturday

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Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

The Guardian - AU

US concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea ‘actively advancing’ – as it happened

Sergei Shoigu, Russian defence minister, has recently travelled to North Korea to try to convince them to sell ammunition, says White House

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 553 of the invasion

Two dead in Kyiv following ‘most powerful’ barrage since the spring; six regions of Russia targeted by drones; ‘Farewell ceremony’ for Prigozhin

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death confirmed by Russian investigators – as it happened

Genetic testing confirms identities of 10 people killed in plane crash including Wagner mercenary group boss, says Russia’s investigation committee

The Conversation

Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

France 24

Russia scrambles jets to intercept two drones over Black Sea, Moscow says

Russia's air force scrambled two jets to force two drones to stop reconnaissance near the Crimean peninsula, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. The news came after Russia said one of its jets had “destroyed” a Ukrainian reconnaissance boat near a gas production facility in the Black Sea. Read…

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