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Ukrainian grain corridor: why Russia started the hunting season for grain carriers in Odesa ports
17 October 2024
Russia has begun systematically shelling grain carriers that use the Ukrainian grain corridor. The attacks have become the continuation of the ongoing shelling of port infrastructure in Odesa region and have already caused damage to several vessels, as well as injuries and deaths. The collective response of the Black Sea countries is needed to deter the aggressor.
Important
Review and Database of Ukrainian Attacks on the Occupied Crimea, Russian Ships and Facilities on the Black Sea Coast in January-September 2024
16 October 2024
Between January and September 2024, i.e. over 273 days, the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched no less than 111 attacks on targets in the occupied Crimean Peninsula and ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Those included no less than: 30 attacks on Sevastopol, 16 on Russian Navy ships in the Black and Azov Seas, 21 on Western Crimea, 11 on Dzhankoi district, 6 on Feodosia region, and 26 on the Black Sea coast of the Russian Federation.
The first element of Russia's new maritime tactics/strategy in the Black Sea
15 October 2024
Our ongoing daily monitoring and analysis of the Ukrainian sea corridor operation leads us to believe that the ballistic missile attacks on the ports of Greater Odesa that damage the ships are NOT episodes, but rather a new strategy aimed at incapacitating the Ukrainian sea corridor.
Russian Blood-Soaked Export
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of September 2024 Violations
15 October 2024
In September 2024, 12 violations (517.858 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece, Italy, Turkey, UAE, Seychelles, Marshall Islands.
Militarization of the Black Sea
Database of Russian Missile and UAV Attacks on Ukrainian Regions from the Occupied Crimea in January-September 2024
15 October 2024
In January-September 2024, for attacks on regions of Ukraine from the occupied Crimea, Russian Armed Forces used no less than: 68 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles, 153 Iskander-type ballistic missiles, 1 P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile, 4 3М22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, 1791 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched simultaneously from Crimea and regions of Russia, 360 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched from Crimea only and 169 reconnaissance UAVs of various types.
Crimea Under Occupation
Database of Russian Missile and UAV Attacks on Ukrainian Regions from the Occupied Crimea in January-July 2024
27 August 2024
In January-July 2024, for attacks on regions of Ukraine from the occupied Crimea, Russian Armed Forces used at least: 40 Kalibr cruise missiles, 107 Iskander-type ballistic missiles, 1 P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile, 4 3М22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, 1087 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched both from Crimea and regions of Russia, 340 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched from Crimea without simultaneous launches from the Russian territory and 97 reconnaissance UAVs of various types.
Databases
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of September 2024 Violations
15 October 2024
In September 2024, 12 violations (517.858 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece, Italy, Turkey, UAE, Seychelles, Marshall Islands.
