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“This helps explain why Russia has concentrated its strikes on ports and vessels transporting these economically vital products.”

“A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their…”

“…Bulgaria (AP) — A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to…”

“A Nato military source told Reuters the drones that hit the Wine Trader and the Yara J came from Russia.”

“Russia hit on Sunday (October 4, 2026) the Northern bridge over the Dnipro river in Kyiv, targeting a route used to transport troops and military cargo, the Russian Defence Ministry said.”

“Russia says it hit Kyiv bridge, two vessels in Black Sea MOSCOW, Oct 4 - Russia hit on Sunday the Northern bridge over the Dnipro river in Kyiv, targeting a route used to transport troops and military cargo, the Russian Defence Ministry said.”

“Russia has also hit three cargo vessels near the Black Sea port of Odesa.”

“It also said it had hit three cargo vessels "which were transporting weapons and military equipment" near the Black Sea port of Odesa.”

“People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.”

“UN reports 85% rise in civilian casualties Russian attacks have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, public transport networks, cargo vessels, data centres and grocery stores, alongside the country’s electricity grid.”

“Russia says it struck vessels carrying military cargo to Ukraine's ports MOSCOW, Oct 12 - Russia carried out drone strikes on various targets in Ukraine on Monday, including on vessels carrying military cargo, Russia's Defence Ministry said.”

“A second vessel was also heavily damaged and set ablaze inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, with a drone expert warning the dual precision strikes signaled a dangerous escalation and possible "larger invasion posture" by Russia.”

“Sybiha said Kyiv is ready to accept a ceasefire if it stops Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid — as well as Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries — and on cargo vessels exporting grain and other farm products through the Black Sea.”

“And it's choking global grain Strikes against ports and vessels have crippled shipping routes, cutting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine When Mykola Lupar and his crew head out on a navy patrol boat from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, the…”

“Russia's defense ministry issued statements saying its forces had struck two data centers in Kyiv, a logistics hub in Odesa, as well as two cargo vessels headed for Odesa.”

“Russia says it struck military infrastructure, vessels in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 27 - The Russian defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone strikes on logistics centres, port and transport infrastructure, as well as…”

“As Strana noted in August, Russian strikes on Black Sea shipping were isolated before the summer, because Moscow feared Ukrainian retaliation against its own vessels.”

“He added that he has held talks with India, Turkiye, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries concerning efforts to unblock shipping in the Black Sea, where Russia has targeted cargo vessels.”

“Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed its forces used Geran-4 Seeker loitering drones to strike two commercial vessels in the Black Sea – a Ukrainian dry cargo ship en route to Odesa and a docked tanker in the port of Odesa – asserting that both…”

“Four Russian ships, including sanctioned cargo and tanker vessels escorted by a destroyer, entered the Mediterranean via Gibraltar on 27 August, ending the first interruption of Russia's naval presence there since 2013.”

“Russian forces hit two cargo vessels in the Black Sea on Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.”

“There was no immediate comment by the U.S. military, which has struck Iranian-flagged vessels during its blockade of Iranian ports and faces a new threat from Iranian ballistic missiles launched at its warships.”

“Traffic through the 33km (21-mile) chokepoint has fallen from more than 100 vessels a day to just five, disrupting the flow of oil, gas and goods worldwide.”

“He also died According to Ukraine's port administration, July saw 57 Russian attacks on civilian vessels, 22 of them at sea, and a further 67 hits on port infrastructure.”