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Pirates of the Azov Sea: How Russia Steals Ukrainian Grain with Help from Danish Company Baltic Control

Pirates of the Azov Sea: How Russia Steals Ukrainian Grain with Help from Danish Company Baltic Control

Pirates of the Azov Sea: How the Russians Steal Ukrainian Grain with the Assistance of the Danish Company Baltic Control. Assisted in conducting an investigation into the theft of 420.6 thousand tonnes of grain from occupied Berdiansk. The authors identified 20 vessels that carried out 85 voyages during the 2024–2025 period. KibOrg News investigates. Over the past year and a […]

Provocations continue: Russia restricts navigation in the Sea of ​​Azov

Provocations continue: Russia restricts navigation in the Sea of ​​Azov

Russia explained the introduction of restrictions by artillery firing near Mariupol, Berdyansk and Henichesk. As of December 10, Russia blocked about 70% of the Azov Sea area, continuing its provocative actions against Ukraine. This is reported by the press service  of the Ukrainian Navy. The Russians issued navigational warnings about restricting navigation in some areas due to artillery firing near Mariupol, Berdyansk […]

Sea loop: how the Kremlin prepares to block Ukrainian ports

Sea loop: how the Kremlin prepares to block Ukrainian ports

The Kremlin has completed large-scale military exercise, but the risks for Ukraine remain. The threat comes not only from land but also from the sea. Moscow is demonstrating its intentions to completely cut off Ukraine from trade routes in the Black and Azov Seas. This material will tell you how exactly the invaders intend to put pressure on Kyiv.  Actual […]

Provocation against the Ukrainian Navy in Azov sea

Provocation against the Ukrainian Navy in Azov sea

On the night of April 15 Russian Federal Security Service boats tried to set up a provocation against the group of boats of the Ukrainian Navy in the sea of Azov. Ukrainian Navy boats were on duty that night. The press office of the Ukrainian Navy issued the communication regarding the incident.  “Russian Federation continues to violate the International law […]

Occupied Ukraine’s sea

Occupied Ukraine’s sea

It has been repeatedly stated that Russia occupied not only the Crimean peninsula (27,000 km²), but also about 100,000 km² of the Ukrainian sea around Crimea, which is equal to the area of ​​almost 4 estimated peninsulas!

Return of Ukrainian ships captured by Russia: reactions of Kyiv and Moscow

Return of Ukrainian ships captured by Russia: reactions of Kyiv and Moscow

Russia has returned the Ukrainian Navy's ships, which were captured with the use of weapons in the Kerch Strait area in November 2018.

Russia deceives the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: details

Russia deceives the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: details

Russia provided the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea with false information about a return of three Ukrainian warships captured in the Kerch Strait.

Moscow court fixes a date for considering appeals case of Ukrainian sailors

Moscow court fixes a date for considering appeals case of Ukrainian sailors

On August 21, the Moscow City Court appointed a hearing on appeals case of 13 Ukrainian prisoners of war based by decree to extend the arrest until October, 2019. Lawyer Mykola Polozov announced this on Facebook, in the group “Defense of Ukrainian captive sailors”. According to him, the court hearings of the Moscow City Court on the appeal case by […]

The nine aspects of why the Black Sea becomes a “Russian lake”

The nine aspects of why the Black Sea becomes a “Russian lake”

Events in the Black sea are unfolding at such a speed that traditional foreign policy cannot keep up and requires an urgent careful and creative re-thinking. The analysis made by Andrii Klymenko, associate fellow, Crimea Department, Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Editor-in-Chief of the BSNews is aimed at anyone who cares about the region. The author stresses that it is important […]

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

Konstantin Mashovets on the coastal defense in the occupied Crimea and gives a detailed analysis of land component of the Russian forces The key defense element of the Russian forces in Crimea is the 22nd Army Corps – a unit of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy. The corps and its headquarters are located and managed in the city […]

The Kerch Strait Attack details and updates

The Kerch Strait Attack details and updates

Russian court has prolonged the pretrial detention of 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian forces who attacked three Ukrainian Navy vessels in the Black Sea on November 25 2018 and extended detention of Ukrainian servicemen until April 24 2019

Poland proposes changes to the Normandy format

Poland proposes changes to the Normandy format

Poland wants the UN Secretary-General to appoint special envoy for changing the Normandy format and solving the Ukrainian issue. Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz believes that Europe should be represented by European institutions, rather than France and Germany, at negotiations. He stated this in an interview to Handelsblatt. The head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed […]

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