Black Sea
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shoot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters
NATO member Romania shares a border with Ukraine, much of it along the Danube, and has repeatedly reported Russian drone incursions into its airspace since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky says India, Turkey, Egypt, Middle Eastern nations involved in Black Sea shipping talks
Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China-Russia-led security bloc
Zelensky halts drone strikes on Black Sea oil tankers in Russian port after demand from US VP Vance
Russian drone attacks 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain destined for Israel
Buildings and silos alike went up in flames following alleged Russian drone attacks.
Russia hits port, grain silo in Ukraine's Odesa region
Also, for the first time since the expiration of the grain deal, several foreign cargo ships arrived in the Izmail port via the Black Sea on Sunday, Ukrainian media reported.
Israeli vessel breaks through Moscow’s Black Sea grain blockade - report
Russia stepped away from an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain from its ports in mid-July.
Ukraine says Russia is threatening civilian vessels in Black Sea
Ukraine's border guard service said it had intercepted a warning communicated by a Russian warship to a civilian vessel near a Ukrainian port.
Russian sailor arrested for planning to blow up own country's warship - FSB
Russian media reported that the servicemember was offered Ukrainian citizenship and money by Ukraine's Security Service.
NATO says it's boosting Black Sea surveillance, condemns Russian grain deal exit
Russia had declared that any ships traveling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports would be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes.
US announces $400 million in additional military aid for Ukraine
This is the 43rd security assistance package approved by the United States for Ukraine. More than $43 billion in US military aid has been provided since Russia's invasion in 2022.
Britain says Russia may start attacking civilian ships in Black Sea
"We agree with the US assessment that this is a coordinated effort to justify and lay blame on Ukraine for any attacks against civilian ships in the Black Sea," Woodward told reporters.
UN chief urges Russia to return to Black Sea deal
Since Russia quit the deal and began attacking Ukrainian food-exporting ports on the Black Sea and Danube river, global wheat and corn futures have risen sharply.
Russian navy rehearses firing rockets at surface objects in Black Sea after warning to Ukraine
"The crew of the Ivanovets missile boat carried out live firing of anti-ship cruise missiles at a target vessel..." the Defense Ministry said in a statement.