#blacksea — Public Fediverse posts

What the renewed Black Sea blockade means for Ukraine’s farmers.

As Ukraine and Russia hammer each other’s Black Sea ports, the amount of grain being shipped through the crucial waterway has slowed to a crawl.

For Ukraine’s farmers, the Black Sea blockade could hardly have come at a worse time.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260824-what-the-renewed-black-sea-blockade-means-for-ukraines-farmers?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Ukraine #Grain #BlackSea #Agriculture #WarInUkraine #Farming

Russian Port Strikes Push Ukrainian Farms to Brink

Grain exports from Odesa have fallen 90% since July as relentless Russian attacks on Black Sea ports push Ukrainian farmers toward mass bankruptcy.

https://pulseofnations.lol/russian-port-strikes-push/

#Agriculture #BlackSea #Grain #Odesa #Russia #Sanctions #Ukraine

Russia's Black Sea Fleet Is Trapped In Novorossiysk Bay

https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/8/22/695707/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Navy #ship #BlackSea #drone #Novorossiysk #vessel #missiles #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Lukoil’s Perm refinery struck 1,530 km from Ukraine’s northern border, Kyiv confirms

The same overnight wave also hit a military airfield in Volgograd Oblast and left results in the Black Sea, the General Staff said.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/21/lukoils-perm-refinery-struck-1530-km-from-ukraines-northern-border-kyiv-confirms/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Perm #refinery #airfield #BlackSea #Volgograd #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Friday, August 21, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/friday-august-21-2026/

RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117126334736148783

#Romania destroyed naval drone near its Neptun Deep platform in #BlackSea “to protect the lives of the several hundred people working on the platform and to secure the critical infrastructure”

Vessel “not of #Ukraine origin", pointing to #Russia involvement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned, “An escalating campaign of threats is underway, unsettling our citizens and seeking to divide our Union. This is hybrid warfare"

Ukraine hits major Russian refinery and Black Sea oil terminal as drones strike substation powering occupied Crimea
Fires broke out at all three targets as occupied Crimea suffered a widespread blackout that halted electric transport in several cities.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/20/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-crimea-power-gateway/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #blackout #refinery #OilTerminal #BlackSea #Crimea #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Romania Destroys Drone Near Major Gas Project in the Black Sea

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/08/20/romania-destroys-drone-near-major-gas-project-in-the-black-sea/bi/

Anders Åslund's article in Kyiv Post today arguing that it is vital for the Ukrainian economy that the Black Sea is being reopened for shipping. That is also true of grain supplies to the world.

#Russia #GrainExport #BlackSea #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar
https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/82649

Russia’s current bombing strategy is not simply to punish Odesa. Moscow aims to make Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port city functionally landlocked, writes Michael Bociurkiw...

#Russia #GrainExport #Odesa #BlackSea #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/odesa-under-attack-russia-is-cutting-ukraine-off-from-the-black-sea/?utm_campaign=read&utm_content=20260819&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_term=Atlantic%20Council

A Greek-flagged Tanker Carrying Oil From Russia Was Attacked In The Black Sea

https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/8/18/695148/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Oil #ShadowFleet #vessels #Ship #BlackSea #Greek #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

[Some of] #Ukraine’s farmers despair as #Russia ’s #BlackSea #blockade traps their harvest

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/ukraine-russia-black-sea-harvest/

Edited because the farmers in this situation tend to be those with large acreages in export grain. Diversified snall-acreage farmers are more apt to develop pathways to local markets.

That said, don't invade your neighbors, folks.

"Mad Max" At Sea: Russia Covers Tankers With Nets To Defend Against Drone Attacks

Ukraine carried out one of its most intense attacks on Russian shipping.

Russian oil tankers and port terminals are being equipped with nets and cages to protect against Ukrainian drones. In a video recorded by maritime analyst Yoruk Isik, you can see a tanker leaving the Black Sea via the Bosphorus with anti-drone nets and stacked water tanks suspended on the sides of the vessel.

https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/8/13/694616/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #MadMax #BlackSea #Tankers #drone #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Two Kalibr-carrying frigates, a missile ship, a patrol vessel: Ukraine hit four Russian warships in one night at Novorossiysk

Ukraine carried out the strike at the port where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sheltered after fleeing Sevastopol.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/two-kalibr-carrying-frigates-a-missile-ship-a-patrol-vessel-ukraine-hit-four-russian-warships-in-one-night-at-novorossiysk/

Russia pulled its fleet back to Novorossiysk to keep it safe. Ukraine hit it there with 15 kinds of weapons at once
The overnight barrage fused jet drones, Neptune missiles and naval drones against the fleet’s last major refuge.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/13/russia-pulled-its-fleet-back-to-novorossiysk-to-keep-it-safe-ukraine-hit-it-there-with-15-kinds-of-weapons-at-once/

#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #frigates #vessel #BlackSea #drone #SeaDrones #Neptune #missiles #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Russia's campaign of attacks has almost halted agricultural exports from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, leaving Ukrainian farmers in despair and possibly setting off a future food crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/ukraine-russia-black-sea-harvest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #blacksea #wheat #agriculture #foodcrisis

Thursday, August 13, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-13-2026/