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Reported striking two cargo vessels on the day of the sinking
A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying corn from Ukraine sank in the Black Sea on October 5 after being struck by drones, killing two crew members. The vessel, Royad Mammadov, went down in Romania's exclusive economic zone, roughly 55 kilometers from the coast.
Updated 1 hour ago
Reported destroying 592 Ukrainian drones over Russia on the night of Sept. 24-25 as strikes hit the Perm and Novoshakhtinsk refineries and industrial sites. Russia launched 295 drones at Ukraine in the same window; Ukraine's air force said it downed or suppressed 267.
Ukrainian drones hit the Perm and Novoshakhtinsk refineries on Sept. 24-25, halting both. The General Staff also confirmed hits on two radar stations and the Iskra plant in Ulyanovsk, which makes parts for Russian missile systems.
Updated Sep 25
Confirming strikes on Ukrainian ports
Russian drones and missiles hit Izmail overnight, Ukraine's largest Danube River port, damaging loading terminals, starting fires and cutting power to part of the city. The strike landed a day after Ukraine hit the Russian Black Sea grain hub of Novorossiysk.
Updated Aug 13
Proposed the local ceasefire and body transfer
Russia says it holds Kostiantynivka. Ukraine says its troops are still fighting inside the city. On July 5, 2026, Russia's Defense Ministry offered a six-hour truce there for July 6 to hand back the bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers. Kyiv rejected the offer.
Updated Jul 5
Conducts Russia's side of the exchange and publishes its own count
Russia and Ukraine each handed back 205 prisoners on May 15, the first tranche of a 1,000-for-1,000 swap Donald Trump brokered in early May. Zelenskyy said on May 16 that work on the next round's prisoner lists is ongoing. The swap is still the only deliverable from months of US-led talks.
Updated May 20
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