Posts tagged black sea
WORLD BRIEFING: June 17, 2024

Swedish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft after it briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday east of the Baltic island of Gotland  

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WAR IN UKRAINE: July 19, 2023

A second overnight missile attack in as many days on Odesa was one of the most massive in the region since the beginning of the full-scale invasion says Serhiy Bratchuk of the oblast military administration. Several cruise missile and drones. There are fragments of downed missiles and drones hitting certain locations, damaged cars, broken windows in high-rise buildings. A video posted on social media purporting to show an enormous strike on a multi-storey apartment building complex

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WAR IN UKRAINE: July 6, 2023

A Russian missile struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv overnight, killing four, injuring at least 34 and causing massive property damage. The Belarusian leader says Wagner Group chief Yevgeni Prigozhin is in Russia

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WAR IN UKRAINE: March 15, 2023

Two Russian fighter jets engaged with an unmanned U.S. military drone over the Black Sea Tuesday, causing the American aircraft to crash. At least one dead and several injured after a Russian missile strike in central Kramatorsk

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WAR IN UKRAINE: March 10, 2023

Following what’s been described as the heaviest Russian missile attack on Ukraine in 2023, most regions of the country were back online Bu yesterday evening. Power was also restored to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 4, 2023

IAEA inspectors have completed in-field verification activities at three locations in Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian government, and found no indications of undeclared nuclear activities and materials. The Zaporizhzhia NPP is once again running in auxiliary power. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 3, 2022

Under pressure from Turkey, Russia has rejoined the Black Sea Grain Initiative. This will come as a huge relief to nations on the brink of starvation and to consumers in the West struggling with inflation. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 2, 2022

Two days after Russia announced its suspension from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, vessel traffic continued to flow through the humanitarian maritime corridor but without a clear explanation of Moscow’s next steps. Hours long power outages continue to pummel Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: November 1, 2022

A massive Russian missile attack Monday hit Kyiv and other major cities, impacting power and water supplies. An official said resettlement of some Kyiv residents might be possible this winter

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WAR IN UKRAINE: October 31, 2022

The Black Sea Grain Initiative which unlocked Ukraine shipments of foodstuffs to global markets is officially suspended, with Turkey announcing the stoppage of vessels from Ukrainian ports. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: October 30, 2022

Russia has abruptly pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative - a deal brokered by the UN and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian grain and alleviate hunger among millions in dozens of countries. Russia said it was in response to a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet. 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: JULY 30, 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Odesa Oblast today, with G7 ambassadors in tow, to supervise what appeared to be the loading of grain onto a Turkish flagged cargo ship. The movement was a result of an agreement brokered by the UN and Turkey to get desperately needed Ukraine grain to world markets 

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WAR IN UKRAINE: July 27, 2022

I’m on location in Odesa documenting the shocking decline in the city’s economic life. Meanwhile, Russian shelling in the wider region continues. 

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