Ukraine War

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


Rescue operation after maritime incident in Black Sea
Incidents

Three Ships Struck By Drones In Black Sea Near Romanian Shipping Canal

BUCHAREST, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Drones have struck three commercial ships in the Black Sea near Romania’s Sulina canal, Prime Minister Luca

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Monday, November 9, 2026
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA
News

IMO Warns of Mounting Human Toll as Attacks on Commercial Shipping Continue

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for stronger protections for merchant ships and their crews as continued attacks in the Middle East,

November 9, 2026
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
he Liberian-flagged container ship CONTSHIP JET underway
News

Greek Containership Sunk by Naval Drones Off Bulgaria as Black Sea Attacks Escalate

A Greek container ship has sunk after being hit by naval drones off Bulgaria on Wednesday, the Bulgarian government said, in the latest of a series of strikes

October 29, 2026
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Bulk carrier Aroyat arrives to the sea port of Chornomorsk. Photo REUTERS/Stringer
Shipping

Russia Turns to Arctic WW2 Route to Export Grain

Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has turned to an Arctic World War II shipping route to export grain for the first time as the conflict in

October 28, 2026
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
Europe weighs letting utilities shoot down threatening drones
Defense

Russia Says It Hit Two Cargo Vessels And Ukrainian Logistics Hubs

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of

October 25, 2026
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
Search for missing crew of cargo ship
Defense

Romania Blames Russia For Drone That Sinks Cargo Ship; 1 Killed, 3 Missing

BUCHAREST, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating its attacks on NATO’s eastern flank on Friday, after a

October 24, 2026
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Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy seen off the coast of Black Sea port of Karasu
Shipping

Latvia Emerges As Top-Five Country Used To Ship Russian Grain

MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, has emerged as one of the top five countries used to

October 24, 2026
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
Putin’s War On Ukraine Puts Oil Giant Rosneft Under Mounting Pressure
Shipping

Putin’s War On Ukraine Puts Oil Giant Rosneft Under Mounting Pressure

Along Russia’s remote Arctic coast last month, Igor Sechin stood beside a waiting tanker in the freezing cold with a message for Vladimir Putin: After years

October 22, 2026
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Russia's shadow fleet vessels in unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland
Shipping

Trump’s Plan to Revive Sanctioned Tankers Faces Tough Sell

(Bloomberg) — A US plan to rehabilitate sanctioned tankers to boost oil supply may attract only a sliver of the dark fleet, as existing contracts,

October 20, 2026
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Sunday, October 18, 2026
Bulk carrier Aroyat arrives to the sea port of Chornomorsk. Photo REUTERS/Stringer
Shipping

Ukraine Talks with Turkey, India, Egypt Over Grain Corridor

By Daryna Krasnolutska, Volodymyr Verbianyi and Olesia Safronova Oct 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine is in talks with Turkey, Egypt and India on the

October 18, 2026
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
A view shows a vessel that was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Defense

Romanian Fighter Jets Shoot Down Two Drones Over Territorial Waters

BUCHAREST, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country’s territorial waters on Saturday, the

October 17, 2026
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Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Bulgaria's Black Sea
Shipping

Baltic Block Of Russian Grain May Open Black Sea, Latvia Says

By Milda Seputyte and Aaron Eglitis Oct 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Europe should block the transit of Russian grain through Baltic ports as that may

October 17, 2026
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
Aerial view of the tanker Smyrtos underway at sea, flanked at a distance by a Royal Navy warship and a helicopter following a UK enforcement operation in the English Channel.
News

UK Tightens Russian Oil Sanctions as U.S. Weighs Relief

Britain has expanded its sanctions against Russia’s oil industry, targeting two more energy companies, a dozen shadow-fleet tankers and financial

October 15, 2026
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
General cargo vessel ALFA WATAN, one of the two vessels attacked in drone strikes in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria
News

11 Missing as Drone Attacks Strike Two Ships Near NATO Waters

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo

October 13, 2026
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Monday, October 12, 2026
A civilian vessel is on fire in Odesa
Shipbuilding

EU Targets Major Russian Shipyards in Sweeping Sanctions Expansion

The European Union has imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s most important shipyards, including major submarine builders, naval ship-repair facilities

October 12, 2026
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike oil terminal in St Petersburg as Putin's 'Davos' gets under way
Defense

Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agreed to ‘Energy Ceasefire’

By Catherine Lucey and María Paula Mijares Torres Oct 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed

October 11, 2026
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Soho Square, a crude oil tanker, is at anchor in the Galveston Bay
Energy

Republican Senator Says Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal May Be Illegal

By Jan Wolfe Oct 11 (Reuters) – Republican US Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said President Donald Trump’s diesel supply deal with Russia may

October 11, 2026
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Friday, October 9, 2026
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
News

Trump Strikes Diesel Deal With Putin to Lower Fuel Prices Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia has agreed to release millions of tons of diesel fuel into U.S. and global markets following a telephone call

October 9, 2026
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Cargo ships are seen from a patrol boat of Ukraine’s coast guard as they sail in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
News

War in Ukraine Escalates With Drone Strikes on Cargo Ships

Attacks on commercial vessels off the Black Sea’s western coast are on the rise, threatening already-choked trade flows in the region while testing NATO’s

October 6, 2026
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
View shows a civilian cargo vessel damaged by a Russian missile strike in the Black Sea
Defense

Russia Hits Liberian-Flagged Ship In Ukraine’s Odesa port, Kills One

KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, killing one

October 3, 2026
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