Black Sea

The assassination attempt took place in Caucasus - a region between Black Sea and the Caspian Sea - shortly after Feb 24, the Ukrainian official said.

Russia's defence ministry on Monday said it had fired four Kalibr missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea to destroy the military equipment of a Ukrainian mountain assault brigade, the TASS news agency reported.

Moscow said on Thursday that sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed if it were to heed a UN appeal to open access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, while its missiles continued to pound targets in the east of the country.

Russia on Saturday dismissed Ukraine's claim it had damaged a modern navy logistics ship in the Black Sea and showed photos of what it said was the vessel with no signs of damage.

A teenage boy was killed in a fresh Russian strike on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa Monday, the southern city's council said on social media.

Kyiv said Monday that its drones sank two Russian patrol boats near the Black Sea's Snake Island where Ukrainian soldiers rebuffed Moscow's demands to surrender at the start of its invasion.

The Russian naval base in Sevastopol is its most significant in the Black Sea. Many high-value ships are docked there since the Soviet era.

Russia Ukraine War: Russia has suffered a series of military setbacks in recent weeks. The biggest was the sinking of the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva. But how much does it actually hurt Putin?

Designed in the 1970s Soviet Union during the Cold War, the Moskva was conceived to destroy US aircraft carriers and had been in service for nearly four decades.

Warship Moskva had been leading Russia's naval effort in the seven-week conflict in Ukraine, playing a central role in the siege of Mariupol.

Ukraine on Sunday vowed to fight to the end in Mariupol after a Russian ultimatum expired for remaining forces to surrender in the Black Sea port city where Moscow is pushing for a major strategic victory.

Russia's warplanes bombed Lviv and its missiles struck Kyiv today, as Moscow followed through on a threat to launch more long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities after the sinking of its Black Sea Fleet flagship.

Russia pounded a Ukrainian rocket factory after losing an iconic warship in the Black Sea, as the Pentagon on Friday backed Kyiv's claim to have sunk the Moskva with cruise missiles.

Dozens of people gathered in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday to mourn the sinking of the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol, the crowd heard, of hope, revival and power until its demise.

The assassination attempt took place in Caucasus - a region between Black Sea and the Caspian Sea - shortly after Feb 24, the Ukrainian official said.

Russia's defence ministry on Monday said it had fired four Kalibr missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea to destroy the military equipment of a Ukrainian mountain assault brigade, the TASS news agency reported.

Moscow said on Thursday that sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed if it were to heed a UN appeal to open access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

Russia on Monday said its forces had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets, one near Snake Island in the Black Sea and the others in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, while its missiles continued to pound targets in the east of the country.

Russia on Saturday dismissed Ukraine's claim it had damaged a modern navy logistics ship in the Black Sea and showed photos of what it said was the vessel with no signs of damage.

A teenage boy was killed in a fresh Russian strike on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa Monday, the southern city's council said on social media.

Kyiv said Monday that its drones sank two Russian patrol boats near the Black Sea's Snake Island where Ukrainian soldiers rebuffed Moscow's demands to surrender at the start of its invasion.

The Russian naval base in Sevastopol is its most significant in the Black Sea. Many high-value ships are docked there since the Soviet era.

Russia Ukraine War: Russia has suffered a series of military setbacks in recent weeks. The biggest was the sinking of the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva. But how much does it actually hurt Putin?

Designed in the 1970s Soviet Union during the Cold War, the Moskva was conceived to destroy US aircraft carriers and had been in service for nearly four decades.

Warship Moskva had been leading Russia's naval effort in the seven-week conflict in Ukraine, playing a central role in the siege of Mariupol.

Ukraine on Sunday vowed to fight to the end in Mariupol after a Russian ultimatum expired for remaining forces to surrender in the Black Sea port city where Moscow is pushing for a major strategic victory.

Russia's warplanes bombed Lviv and its missiles struck Kyiv today, as Moscow followed through on a threat to launch more long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities after the sinking of its Black Sea Fleet flagship.

Russia pounded a Ukrainian rocket factory after losing an iconic warship in the Black Sea, as the Pentagon on Friday backed Kyiv's claim to have sunk the Moskva with cruise missiles.

Dozens of people gathered in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday to mourn the sinking of the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol, the crowd heard, of hope, revival and power until its demise.