Black Sea

Swedish boats have already started to fulfill the tasks of demining in the Black sea
Swedish Combat Boat 90 boats, transferred by partners to the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are already performing special tasks in the Black Sea.

Odesa Port to Purchase Boom Fences to Contain Pollution in the Black Sea
The Port of Odesa will purchase boom barriers to contain accidental pollution in the open sea along the coast.

UN to help assess damages from Russian tanker accident in Black Sea
The UN program is ready to provide Ukraine with technical assistance in assessing the damage from the accident in the Kerch Strait.

In the Odesa region, fuel oil that washed ashore after the accident of Russian tankers was collected
In the Odesa region, kilograms of fuel oil that washed ashore after the accident of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait were collected.

Damages from fuel oil spill from Russian tankers estimated at $14 billion
Currently, Ukraine continues to monitor the spread of the fuel oil spill, and no danger to the Odessa region has yet been recorded.

The Ukrainian Navy showed how they destroyed a sea mine (video)
Sailors have once again destroyed a sea mine that washed up on the coast of the Odesa region.

Container traffic on the Black Sea is growing
The Black Sea container terminals of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine handled 979,000 TEU in the first nine months of 2024, including empty containers and transhipment.

Bulgaria will lead NATO mine countermeasures group in the Black Sea
For the next six months, the leadership of the Mine Action Task Force in the Black Sea has passed from Turkey to Bulgaria.

Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria will jointly fight against fuel oil pollution of the Black Sea
The countries of the Black Sea region have agreed on a joint strategy to overcome the environmental crisis caused by the accident of Russian tankers.

Ministry of Environment: Fuel oil stains in the Black Sea do not yet threaten the coast of Odesa
According to the Ministry of Environment, there is no threat to the coast of Odesa due to the fuel oil spill from Russian tankers.