Black Sea

The Air Force informs that a group of Iranian-made Shahed drones was launched from the Black Sea in the direction of Mykolaiv region.

SBU Head Vasyl Malyuk predicts new special operations that will cause even more damage to the enemy on land and at sea, promising that the SBU will never repeat itself and will be one step ahead of the Russians.

President Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine expects the SBU to be more effective, in particular in denying Russian ships access to the eastern Black Sea, and praised the SBU's readiness and effectiveness in protecting Ukraine from collaborators, investigating war crimes, and strengthening cyber defense capabilities.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is celebrating its 32nd anniversary, emphasizing its key role in countering Russian aggression through special operations, maritime drones, combat work, exposing traitors and collaborators, investigating war crimes, countering cyber threats, and destroying the Crimean bridge.

Satellite images show that the roof of the building housing the communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol has collapsed after a missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The communication hub of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was seriously damaged, which had significant consequences for the enemy's naval operations and logistics.

Last night, Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions with drones, causing destruction and injuries.

Ukraine's Air Force reports groups of enemy drones heading northwest toward Odesa region from the Black Sea.

russia's Black Sea Fleet is suffering huge losses due to successful strikes by Ukraine, which is sinking Putin's ships even in the occupied port of Sevastopol.

In the area of responsibility of the "South" operational and tactical group, the enemy made unsuccessful assaults on Ukrainian positions near Krynky and Robotyne, suffered losses and retreated.

Ukraine's Air Force informs of Shakhtys moving from the Black Sea toward the south of Odesa region.

Russians fired a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, from occupied Crimea, which landed in an open area in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region, causing no casualties or damage.

Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, during an air raid, as reported by local sources and confirmed by residents.

The Russian occupiers carried out more powerful shelling than before, using not only aircraft but also ballistic missiles, especially in the southern regions, and intensified the use of reconnaissance drones to compensate for the lack of an air reconnaissance point.

Russia has put two submarines carrying up to 8 Kalibr cruise missiles on combat duty in the Black Sea, which creates a high missile threat.

Over the past day, Russian troops made several unsuccessful attempts to storm positions in southern Ukraine, suffering losses and retreating to their original positions, the Defense Forces of the south of Ukraine report.

Russia has increased its unmanned reconnaissance activity in the south to 147 units per day in an attempt to compensate for the absence of A-50 aircraft, said Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Newly elected ICC President Tomoko Akane firmly believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose arrest warrant was issued by the ICC last year, will eventually stand trial and be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine.

The Russians have begun to more actively camouflage their ships in the Black Sea and planes at air bases, but British intelligence believes that these methods are unlikely to significantly reduce their losses in the war against Ukraine.

Ukraine seeks to establish itself as a future EU member in the areas of defense, energy, agriculture, raw materials, and digital technologies.

As of 07:00 on 18. 03.2024, there were no enemy ships in the Black and Azov Seas, but 3 enemy ships were present in the Mediterranean, including 2 Kalibr cruise missile carriers with a total volley of up to 12 missiles.

Over the past day, the enemy made 2 offensive attempts on the left bank of the Dnipro River and 4 in the areas of Robotyno and Verbove in Zaporizhzhia region, but suffered significant losses and retreated to their original positions.

13 Shaheed drones were shot down in Odesa region and 1 in Mykolaiv region during a 3-hour battle, which resulted in damage to agricultural enterprises but no casualties.

Combat operations are underway in Odesa region with air defense systems involving drones from the Black Sea, the Southern Defense Command reports.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, is dismissed after significant losses of Russian ships and replaced by Admiral Alexander Moiseev.

A Russian military intelligence agent was detained in Zaporizhzhia, spying on the location and movement of Ukrainian warships near the port of Odesa.

For two days in a row, Russia has not deployed its fleet ships in the Black and Azov Seas and has not withdrawn missile launchers from their bases due to stormy weather conditions.

The European Parliament has approved the extension of the suspension of import duties and quotas on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU for another year until June 5, 2025, and extended the suspension of all duties on imports from Moldova until July 24, 2025.

russian occupation forces attempted a missile attack on southern Ukraine, but the guided missile "lost its combat capability in the air".

Russian troops launched a night attack on southern Ukraine using Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones and an X-59 missile from the Black Sea, but Ukrainian air defense successfully intercepted and destroyed the targets.