Russia assembled a fleet of about 700 ships to help keep its oil moving in the face of western sanctions, but many operate with opaque ownership structures, calling safety standards into question.
The Joint Mine Countermeasures Force of Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will not be considered a NATO operation, but will be the first major joint action by the Black Sea Allies since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier, and that it also damaged or broke four internet lines.
On Monday, November 4, the Swedish government announced, to the surprise of many, the cancellation of 13 offshore projects with a total capacity of 32 GW, all located in the Baltic Sea.
The captain of the USKO MFU, a citizen of Azerbaijan, is accused of violating the procedure for entering the occupied territories with the aim of harming state interests.
Magura V5 maritime drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) have hit Russian KC-701 Tunets boats in occupied Crimea. The DIU press service reported on this.
The war in Ukraine has removed any remaining doubts that drones are transforming warfare. In the naval arena, Ukraine’s maritime drones are leading the world in terms of combat application.
