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Ukraine War

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


Saturday, August 19, 2023
A worker loads a truck with grain at a terminal during barley harvesting in Odesa region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 23, 2022. Photo REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko
Shipping

Third Of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block

By Áine Quinn and Olesia Safronova Aug 19, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Kremlin’s efforts to paralyze Ukrainian food shipments are succeeding, with a

August 19, 2023
Total Views: 2579

Friday, August 18, 2023
First ship arrives in Istanbul, Turkey after passing through Ukraine corridor.
Shipping

First Ship to Use Ukraine’s Corridor Arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait,

August 18, 2023
Total Views: 1830

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube
Shipping

Ukraine Reports New Attack on Grain Silos as Ship Sets Sail

KYIV, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Ukraine said Russia had attacked its grain storage facilities overnight, but a container ship left the Black Sea port of Odesa

August 16, 2023
Total Views: 1331

Hong Kong-flagged container ship Joseph Schulte departs from Odesa, Ukraine
Shipping

Containership Departs Russian-Blocked Ukrainian Port of Odesa

KYIV, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A container ship left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday morning, the government said, using what it

August 16, 2023
Total Views: 2862

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
A still image from a video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be crew members kneeling down on the deck during an operation held by Russian navy officers to board the Palau-flagged Sukru Okan vessel
Shipping

Russia Releases Video Showing Navy Boarding Cargo Ship in Black Sea

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday released video footage showing an armed naval inspection unit boarding a

August 15, 2023
Total Views: 4262

Monday, August 14, 2023
Palau-flagged vessel Sukru Okan transits Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey this screen grab from a video taken July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Ships Backed Up in Black Sea as Russia Warning Shots Raise Tensions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Merchant ships remained backed up in lanes around the Black Sea on Monday as ports struggled to clear

August 14, 2023
Total Views: 3344

Sunday, August 13, 2023
Russian Navy patrol ship Vasily Bykov sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey October 16, 2019. This image from REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots At Cargo Ship

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) – A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea

August 13, 2023
Total Views: 6956

Saturday, August 12, 2023
A grain ship carrying Ukrainian grain is seen in the Black Sea. Photo by Serhii Smolientsev
Shipping

Ukraine Starts Registering Ships For Black Sea Corridor

KYIV, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine, which is seeking to form safe shipping routes in the Black Sea, has started registering ships

August 12, 2023
Total Views: 2163

Thursday, August 10, 2023
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Ukraine Announces ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Ships Stuck Since Onset of War

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea on Thursday to release cargo ships

August 10, 2023
Total Views: 2150

A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port
Shipping

Ukraine Navy Seeks to Reopen Black Sea Ports Shut for Month

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine laid out temporary Black Sea routes for ships that are willing to navigate waters threatened by Russia, as it seeks to reclaim

August 10, 2023
Total Views: 2764

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Stuffed Russian Grain Ports Show Risk of Black Sea Escalation
Shipping

Stuffed Russian Grain Ports Show Risk of Black Sea Escalation

(Bloomberg) — Russian grain ports are overflowing after two big harvests. That means any military escalation in the crucial Black Sea risks depriving the

August 9, 2023
Total Views: 9472

Tuesday, August 8, 2023
After Attacking Ukraine Wheat Exports, Russia Faces Own Shipping Challenge
Shipping

After Attacking Ukraine Wheat Exports, Russia Faces Own Shipping Challenge

By Jonathan Saul and Nigel Hunt LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Russia’s lack of ships and Western grain traders’ shrinking appetite for

August 8, 2023
Total Views: 12579

Black Sea Exporters Struggle to Clear Danube Shipping Backlog
Shipping

Black Sea Exporters Struggle to Clear Danube Shipping Backlog

KYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships are backed up around critical Danube arteries close to Ukraine’s river gateways days after

August 8, 2023
Total Views: 2462

Monday, August 7, 2023
Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
News

Ukraine Black Sea Drone Attacks Signal Rapidly Expanding War

(Bloomberg) — The footprint of President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing fast after a weekend in which sea drones crippled a Russian naval

August 7, 2023
Total Views: 3572

Saturday, August 5, 2023
Crimea Kerch Strait bridge guarded by Russian navy warship
Navy

Naval Drone Strikes Will Likely Slow Russian Oil And Grain Exports

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) Ukraine attacked an oil tanker it said was supplying Russian forces and warned that ports, including commodity hubs, may be at

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 2756

Black Sea Mine Explosion
News

As Naval War Intensifies, Ukraine and Allies Seek Peace in Saudi Summit

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) Ukraine and its allies will make their case for Kyiv’s peace plan this weekend to more than 30 countries, including

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 1412

Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea
Navy

Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday suggested Moscow would launch more strikes against Ukrainian ports in

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 22194

Naval Drone Hits Russian Military Tanker
Incidents

Naval Drone Hits Russian Military Tanker

By Olena Harmash (Reuters) – A Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a bridge linking

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 6237

Friday, August 4, 2023
Ukraine Attack on Russian Warship Disrupts Oil and Grain Export Hub
Shipping

Ukraine Attack on Russian Warship Disrupts Oil and Grain Export Hub

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Russia’s commodity export hub of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea was closed for several hours on Friday after a Ukrainian drone

August 4, 2023
Total Views: 16109

Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
Defense

Ukrainian Drone Disables Russian Warship Near Russia’s Novorossiysk Port

Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia’s Black

August 4, 2023
Total Views: 2447
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