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Ukraine War

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


Sunday, April 14, 2024
Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
News

Ukraine War Enters New Phase With Oil In The Crosshairs

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) Russia and Ukraine may have struggled to shift things significantly on the battlefield for more than 16 months, but a new

8 hours ago
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Friday, April 12, 2024
The Ukrainian minehunters Cherkasy and Chernihiv docked in Portsmouth. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

Ukrainian Minehunters, Unable to Return Home, Face Indefinite Stay in the UK

The UK has become the indefinite base for two Ukrainian Navy ships due to Turkey’s blocking of access to the Black Sea amid Russia’s ongoing war in

April 12, 2024
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

Ukrainian Seafarers’ Mental Health Suffers Amid War Back Home

Charitable organization Stella Maris is issuing a warning regarding the escalating levels of loneliness and depression among Ukrainian seafarers as the war in

April 9, 2024
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Friday, March 29, 2024
A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Energy

Facts: Russian Refineries Targeted by Ukraine’s Drones

March 29 (Reuters) – Primary oil refining capacity in Russia knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks has reached 14% of total, according to Reuters

March 29, 2024
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Operations at Mariupol port amid Russia-Ukraine conflict. Photo REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Incidents

Port Attacks Slow Ukraine Grain Exports

by Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) Constant attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea ports by Russian drones and missiles are leading to a slowdown in Ukraine’s maritime

March 27, 2024
Total Views: 692

Sunday, March 24, 2024
The Russian Navy landing ship Yamal sets sail in Istanbul's Bosphorus. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Defense

Ukraine Says It Hit Two Russian Warships In Strikes On Crimea

KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early on

March 24, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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
News

Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Mark New Phase in War

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion has entered a new phase, pitting homegrown drone technology against a 2,000 kilometer (1,200

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 13784

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
News

Russia Gets New Head of Navy After Black Sea Fleet Suffers at Hand of Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) – The new head of Russia’s Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a

March 19, 2024
Total Views: 2514

Monday, March 11, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

U.S. Intelligence Report Says Country Faces ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an

March 11, 2024
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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
Defense

Ukraine Claims Sinking of Russian Patrol Ship Near Crimea

KYIV, March 5 (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack,

March 5, 2024
Total Views: 2507

Friday, February 23, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
Shipping

U.S. Analysis Shows Price Cap on Russian Oil is Working

The U.S. Treasury Department released a new report Friday detailing the impact of the second phase of a policy capping the price of Russian oil, two years into

February 23, 2024
Total Views: 1579

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Tsezar Kunikov pictured in the Red Sea in 2003. Photo: Luis Díaz-Bedia Astor/CC BY-SA 3.0
News

Ukraine Claims Sinking of Russian Landing Warship in Black Sea

KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing warship off the coast of occupied Crimea in an operation with naval drones

February 14, 2024
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Saturday, February 10, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

Russia Says It Foiled Ukrainian Drone Attack On Civilian Cargo Ships In Black Sea

MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had repelled an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Russian “civilian

February 10, 2024
Total Views: 1900

Sunday, February 4, 2024
Cargo ship Aroyat, carrying Ukraine grain, transits Istanbul's Bosphorus. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Ukraine Farm Exports From Odesa Seaports 14.3M Tons Since August

By Volodymyr Verbianyi (Bloomberg) —Ukraine’s agriculture exports from Odesa-region seaports have reached 14.3 million tons since August, when a

February 4, 2024
Total Views: 2003

Monday, January 22, 2024
Drone Attacks Menace Russia’s Key Route for Exporting Oil
Shipping

Drone Attacks Menace Russia’s Key Route for Exporting Oil

(Bloomberg) — A new front opened in Russia’s war on Ukraine that highlights the vulnerability of oil exports from the nation’s western ports, after

January 22, 2024
Total Views: 3308

Sunday, January 21, 2024
Fire breaks out at Russia's Novatek terminal on Baltic Sea
Fire Incidents

Russia Suspends Operations At Fuel Export Terminal After Drone Attack

By Andrew Osborn and Maxim Rodionov Jan 21 (Reuters) – Russian energy company Novatek NVTK.MM said on Sunday it had been forced to

January 21, 2024
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
Firefighter extinguishes remains of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities claimed to be made in North Korea, at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
Defense

North Korea Likely Shipping Its Newest Missiles To Russia

By Jon Herskovitz (Bloomberg) The missiles the US has accused North Korea of sending to Russia appear to be from its newest family of nuclear-capable rockets

January 6, 2024
Total Views: 4418

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
UK Royal Navy mines ship
Navy

Turkey Blocks UK Minehunters From Black Sea

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Tuesday, Turkey made the controversial decision to block two British minehunter ships from entering the Black Sea, citing the

January 2, 2024
Total Views: 120375

Monday, January 1, 2024
Russian Navy Fleet Anchored
Navy

Russian Navy Retreats From Crimean Ports

(Bloomberg) Russia has based its Black Sea fleet in Crimea for 240 years. Now President Vladimir Putin is at risk of losing the flagship naval hub as Ukraine

January 1, 2024
Total Views: 108115

Sunday, December 31, 2023
Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
Shipping

Ukraine Defies Russia With Large Exports Via Black Sea Corridor

By Olesia Safronova Dec 31, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine has exported 13 million tons of products through a shipping corridor in the Black Sea it

December 31, 2023
Total Views: 15094
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