#BLACK SEA

Ambitious plans to build a power cable under the Black Sea to connect the European Union and the South Caucasus have taken a leap forward.

Greenpeace Ukraine has warned that oil spills from two Russian tankers in the Black Sea could be “serious.”

The damage has caused an oil products spill in the sea.

Ukraine has revealed its new unmanned surface vessel (USV) “Stalker 5.0” at the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa.

Ukraine has achieved its highest grain and oilseed export figures since the start of the war, according to a report from the British Defense Ministry released on Wednesday.

On Sunday, in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, under Russian occupation since 2014, an attack resulted in a fire breaking out on one of the naval vessels has been reported by Ukrainian media citing Russian sources. According to the latter, the ship in question may be the rescue vessel Kommuna. Meanwhile, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed governor of occupied Crimea, announced that, due to safety concerns, there will be no Victory Day parade nor the “Immortal Regiment” march on the peninsula on May 9, celebrated as Victory Day in Russia.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Istanbul on Friday for discussions concerning the trajectory of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the lapsed Black Sea grain arrangement, and heightened collaboration in the defense industry as confirmed by both parties. According to Erdogan, Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were visiting the Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday when a Russian missile hit the infrastructure, close enough for the two leaders to see the strike.