Russian Navy

Reports from AFP and Reuters have revealed that Russia is set to conduct military exercises in the near future, involving the use of tactical nuclear weapons. The maneuvers, ordered by President Vladimir Putin, aim to test the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces and will include preparation and deployment drills.

Russia has replaced the commander-in-chief of its naval forces. The decision comes on the heels of a string of losses suffered by the Black Sea Fleet, according to reports from Telekanal "Дождь".

Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement on demining the Black Sea, aiming to ensure safe waters amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Russian navy mined Ukraine's Black Sea coastline in the early stages of its invasion nearly two years ago.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pointed out that the aid package will cover "Ukraine's most urgent needs".

The Russians confirmed: 74 of them were eliminated...

This is what Frederik Mertens, analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, states for Newsweek.
Ukraine's aggressive drone strikes and missile attacks have forced the Russians to move a large part of their fleet to Novorossiysk, a location in Crimea.

President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces had hit a stalemate, as hours later Kiev said it had struck a shipyard in the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Much about the design of the drone, dubbed "Marichka," is still unclear, but the group behind its development says it could be used to carry out kamikaze attacks on Russian ships and naval infrastructure, The War Zone writes.

Day 579 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Türkiye warned Moscow to avoid further escalations after a Turkish-owned cargo vessel was attacked by the Russian navy last weekend, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office said on Aug. 17. 

The cargo ship, searched in the Black Sea by the Russian Navy after a warning shot, is off the coast of Bulgaria, according to data from several specialized maritime traffic monitoring sites.

It is currently not far from Cape Kaliakra.