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UAVs damaged two ships, berths and pipeline in Russian port of Taman
On the evening of December 21, drones attacked the port of Taman in the Krasnodar Kray of the Russian Federation.
Kuleba met with carriers and exporters in the Odesa region
Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba held meetings with carriers and exporters during a working trip to the Odesa region.
Ukraine and Portugal signed a partnership in the production of maritime drones
The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Portugal signed a joint statement on establishing a partnership for the production of marine drones.
Connection across the Dnister River has been restored in the Odesa region after Russian shelling
In the Odesa region, transport connections across the Dniester River have been partially restored after a large-scale Russian shelling of the bridge.
The elimination of the consequences of attacks on port and logistics infrastructure continues in the Odesa region
The enemy launched a ballistic missile strike on the port infrastructure in Odesa. As of now, eight people have been killed and about 30 injured.
Special Operation Forces hit Russian ship and oil platform in Caspian Sea
On the night of December 19, units of the Special Operations Forces struck the Russian ship of project 22460 “Okhotnik”.
Russians once again attacked the port of Pivdennyi
On the morning of December 20, the enemy carried out another shelling of the port of Pivdennyi. Tanks were hit.
Truck traffic on the Odesa-Reni highway has been suspended for an unknown period
On Friday, December 19, the movement of freight transport along the M-15 Odesa – Reni highway, in particular in the direction of the port, was suspended.
Ukrzaliznytsia is working to increase the number of freight trains to ports
UZ reported that railway workers are gradually managing to normalize train traffic towards ports despite attacks by the Russian Federation on railway infrastructure
The SBU attacked a tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet” for the first time in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea (video)
In the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the SBU’s Alpha hit a tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet” with aerial drones.
Chinese gas tanker arrives at Gazprom’s sanctioned terminal in the Baltic Sea for the first time
China is increasing its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas to circumvent Western sanctions by using a “shadow fleet.”
In the Odesa region, traffic was temporarily blocked on the highway connecting the ports of Great Odesa and the ports on the Danube
The Russians are attacking bridges on the way to ports in the south of the Odesa region to disrupt logistics and transport links towards the Danube.
Kremlin places Wagner operatives on tankers for espionage in EU waters, intelligence says
The Russian Federation is recruiting people with military backgrounds to its “shadow fleet” who spy on EU waters, monitor captains’ actions, and may be involved in sabotage.
Strikes on Odesa region ports slow down shipments and increase logistics costs for grain producers
Due to the Russian attacks on energy and Black Sea ports, grain acceptance and shipment are delayed, which inflates costs and puts pressure on dollar offers. In Ukrainian ports, export demand prices for corn decreased by $3–4/t per week to $202–205/t (or UAH 9,550–9,700/t with delivery to Black Sea ports). This was reported by the…
Shadow Russian tanker attacked in Rostov-on-Don begins to sink
A Russian tanker hit by drones began to sink near the sea terminal of the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant.
The American Chamber of Commerce called for strengthening the protection of the Black Sea port infrastructure
The business community emphasizes that international partners must urgently help protect the Odesa region and the port infrastructure of the Black Sea.
EU imposes new sanctions against ships carrying Russian oil
The EU Council announced the expansion of the sanctions lists, adding 41 vessels that are part of the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
In the tender for the construction of a vessel for the USPA, a Romanian company was again chosen instead of Nibulon
The USPA has ordered another vessel from the Romanian company SC Severnav SA for 4 million euros, which will be allocated from the IBRD funds.