Black Sea

Enemy troops launched a guided air missile from the plane, but the missile lost its combat capability over the Black Sea and did not cause any casualties.

Russia may take part in the Second World Summit in the format of a "grain agreement" with the assistance of Turkey and the UN. At the same time, Ukraine does not want direct contacts with Russia because of its crimes and strategic goals to destroy the Ukrainian state.

the Russian Defense Ministry claims that air defense systems intercepted 114 drones over Crimea, the Black Sea, the Krasnodar Territory and the Volgograd region.

Russia has 4 launch vehicles in the black and Azov seas, with a total salvo capacity of up to 28 cruise missiles.

It was reported that an enemy missile from the Black Sea was heading towards the Odessa region, and then changed course to the Mykolaiv region, which caused an air alert in both regions.

Ukraine will resume weekly ferry service between the Black Sea port and Batumi, Georgia, the first flight is scheduled for July 9 and will last 60 hours in one direction and 69 hours in the opposite direction.

Three enemy missile-carrying ships are in the Black and Azov Seas, and a Kalibr cruise missile was shot down in Dnipropetrovs'k region.

The main repair base for russian ships is located in Crimea, but Crimea is not the best place for russians right now.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "conditions for ending the war" in Ukraine, including demands for Ukraine's disarmament, are contrary to common sense, the UN Charter and basic morality, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

Two fishermen were caught illegally catching and poaching 12 stingrays weighing 25 kg and several crabs in the Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast and face criminal liability for violating fishing laws.

Russia cannot afford to have surface ships in the Black Sea, relying only on submarines, while maintaining a group of ships, including missile carriers and amphibious assault ships in the Sea of Azov for training purposes.

Zelenskyy called on China to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, believing that China could play an important role in supporting Ukraine through its political and economic influence on Russia.

A joint communiqué in which the participants reaffirmed their commitment to uphold international law, including the UN Charter, and outlined key aspects of achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on respect for its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

The Prime Minister of Ireland called on the summit participants to make efforts to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and to ensure Ukraine's independence, food and nuclear security, as well as the return of abducted children.

The participants of the Peace Summit in Switzerland have drafted a final declaration. They call for the return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukrainian control, the restoration of safe access to Ukrainian seaports, and the exchange of prisoners of war. Russia is accused of causing massive human suffering and destruction through its aggression against Ukraine.

The International Forum on Black Sea Security was held in Odesa to discuss the security situation in the Black Sea and ways to address pressing issues such as mine clearance, free navigation, and additional air defense systems for important grain hubs.

Russia has four missile carriers with 28 Kalibr cruise missiles in the Black and Azov Seas.

Nearly 1,850 ships have passed through the Black Sea corridor, moving 52 million tons of cargo to feed the world and support Ukraine's economy.

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 350,000 Russian servicemen have been killed or wounded, and 24 Russian vessels have been sunk or damaged in the Black Sea, underscoring the high price that Russia has paid for the imperial ambitions of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

While performing their tasks, Ukrainian sailors rescued a civilian who had been swept into the open sea.

The peace summit in Switzerland aims to develop general parameters for peace between the participating countries based on international law and the UN charter, focusing on issues such as nuclear security, prisoner exchange and the return of abducted Ukrainian children, but it is not a platform for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

At the moment, Russia's biggest strategic advantage over Ukraine is the advantage in the sky: hundreds of guided airstrikes are carried out daily, and Ukraine's only response is air defense systems.

The enemy has chosen the tactic of being present in the Black Sea at the expense of submarines, regardless of whether they are carriers of cruise missiles or not.

The Southern Defense Forces denied information about the defeat of a large Russian landing ship in the Sea of Azov.

The Russian military is building fortifications along the Black Sea coast in the temporarily occupied Crimea, probably creating a line of defense, as they fear a possible landing of Ukrainian troops on the peninsula.

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that six regions of the Russian Federation and the temporarily occupied Crimea were attacked by drones last night, and they talk about the alleged downing of 25 UAVs and the destruction of two unmarked boats in the area of the Crimean peninsula at night, as well as in the morning one more in North Ossetia-Alania, where the attack, according to rossmi, occurred for the first time, and in the Belgorod region.

According to the general staff, there is 1 enemy ship in the Black Sea, and 10 in the Azov Sea, with 3 carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles capable of launching up to 24 missiles.

The Southern Defense Forces called on Ukrainians to be attentive to air alarm signals.

Despite the decline in activity, the Russian Black Sea Fleet still has significant combat power, including submarines and cruise missile carriers, and today there is a larger-than-usual number of ships, which is probably due to the inter-base transition.

The bombing of Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the enemy, which was the largest act of ecocide since the Second World War, which resulted in the loss of 50% of flooded forests, the destruction of endemic animal species and left 880,000 Ukrainians without access to drinking water, caused damage of UAH 146 billion.