Ukraine War

Here is gCaptain’s full coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
News

Owner of Oil Tanker Damaged Near Senegal Says It Is Ceasing All Russian Operations

Besiktas Shipping, the Turkish owner of an oil tanker that was damaged near Senegal's coast last week after being hit by four external explosions, said on

3 hours ago
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The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
News

Putin Warns Russia May Hit Ukraine Allies’ Ships If Attacks Last

Vladimir Putin warned that Russia may consider striking the ships of countries supporting Ukraine if a surge in attacks on Moscow’s tanker fleet continues,

3 hours ago
Total Views: 319

Monday, December 1, 2025
Ukraine coast guardsman manning a deck gun with an oil tanker in the background
Shipping

Black Sea War Risk Insurance Jumps After Drone Strikes on Sanctioned Tankers

The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading to a Russian port, with fears

22 hours ago
Total Views: 970

Sunday, November 30, 2025
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen inside its headquarters in Vienna
Energy

OPEC+ Meets To Assess Market With Output Plans Seen Steady

By Grant Smith, Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald and Ben Bartenstein Nov 30, 2025(Bloomberg) –OPEC+ is gathering to assess global oil markets on

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 411

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, Special Envoy Witkoff, and Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach
Defense

Rubio, Witkoff Meeting Ukrainian Team In Florida

By Greg Sullivan Nov 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US officials are meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in south Florida as the White House continues its

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 717

A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal in Novorossiisk
Shipping

Kazakhstan Tells Ukraine To Stop Attacking Terminal After Oil Exports Halted

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan told Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 4905

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Blasts hit sanctioned tankers off Turkey's coast, rescues underway
Shipping

CPC Reports Halts In Black Sea Oil Loading After New Attack

By Bloomberg News Nov 29, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles most of Kazakhstan’s crude exports through Russia to

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1587

A screenshot from video shared by Ukrainian officials showing an alleged drone strike on a shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea off Turkey.
News

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Set Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Ablaze off Turkey

Two sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tankers caught fire in the Black Sea on Friday after suspected Ukrainian naval drone strikes off the Turkish coast.

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1946

Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
News

Ukraine Expands Black Sea Campaign With Strikes on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Ukrainian naval droneshit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets,

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1227

Friday, November 21, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025
Shipping

Kyiv Under Pressure as Trump Sets One-Week Deadline for Peace Deal

 President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom — or Washington’s backing — over a U.S. peace plan

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 1437

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Ports

Russia’s Novorossiysk Behind Schedule on Loadings Due to Jetty Damage

Crude loadings at Russia's Novorossiysk port are about two to three days behind schedule as damage caused by a November 14 Ukrainian attack has limited the

November 18, 2025
Total Views: 504

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Greece To Supply Ukraine With US Natural Gas For Winter
Shipping

Greece To Supply Ukraine With US Natural Gas For Winter

By Sotiris Nikas Nov 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine said it’s reached an agreement with Greece that will help secure the supply of natural gas for

November 16, 2025
Total Views: 1281

Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024. Video Obtained By Reuters/via REUTERS
Ports

Russia’s Novorossiysk Port Resumes Oil Loadings After Ukrainian Attack

MOSCOW, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Russia’s Novorossiysk port resumed oil loadings on Sunday after a two-day suspension triggered by a Ukrainian

November 16, 2025
Total Views: 901

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Ukraine Claims Strike On Oil Refinery In Russia
Defense

Ukraine Claims Strike On Oil Refinery In Russia

By Bloomberg News Nov 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s General Staff claimed a strike on Rosneft PJSC’s refinery in Ryazan, one of the largest in

November 15, 2025
Total Views: 632

Friday, November 14, 2025
News

Ukraine Hits Novorossiysk, Knocking Out 2% of Global Oil Supply

Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports - equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply - on Friday,

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 2657

News

Ukraine Hits Black Sea Oil Port Novorossiysk

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 735

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Operations at Mariupol port amid Russia-Ukraine conflict. Photo REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Ports

Big Russian Port Operator Says Its Systems Were Targeted by Foreign Hackers

Russia's Port Alliance group, which operates a network of sea cargo terminals, said on Thursday that foreign hackers had targeted its systems over three days

November 13, 2025
Total Views: 395

Sunday, November 2, 2025
Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024. Video Obtained By Reuters/via REUTERS
Ports

Two Foreign Vessels Damaged In Ukrainian Drone Strike On Russian Port

MOSCOW/KYIV, Nov 2 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack struck one of Russia’s main Black Sea oil ports on Sunday, causing a fire

November 2, 2025
Total Views: 3636

Saturday, November 1, 2025
Handout footage shows smoke rising from what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Oil Tanker, Tuapse Port Infrastructure Ablaze

Nov 2 (Reuters) – An oil tanker and port facilities in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse were damaged and set

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 1197

Sunday, October 19, 2025
Defense

Giant Russian Gas Plant Suspends Intake After Ukrainian Drone Strike

MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world, has been forced to suspend its intake of

October 19, 2025
Total Views: 2419