Black Sea

As of 07:00 on April 13, Russia had one warship on combat duty in the Black Sea. No Kalibr missile carriers were among them. In the Mediterranean Sea, Russia keeps one Kalibr cruise missile carrier, with a total salvo of eight missiles.

Kyiv's military plans revealed by Black Sea discovery - BlitZ. Unusual naval attack drone, bearing design elements reminiscent of both American and Soviet origins, was found adrift near Tuzla by the Romanian search and rescue vessel, Artemis, on April 3. While the ownership of the drone remains shrouded in ambiguity, suspicions lean towards Ukrainian involvement.

Five drones shot down above Black Sea waters - Russian defense ministry. The Kiev regimes attempt to use fixed-wing drones for a terrorist attack on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted at around 6:30 a.m. Moscow time, 3:30 p.m., the ministry said.

In the Odesa region, air defense destroyed two Kh-59 guided missiles over the Black Sea. The South Air Command reports on Facebook. Air Forces and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down all 10 Shahed droned that Russia used to attack Ukraine.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has called on NATO to strengthen its focus on the Black Sea region in order to counter Russian aggression and restore security. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy stated this in a video address to the participants of the II Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform in Sofia.

Russian air defenses intercepted at least 17 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea as well as the regions of Kursk and Krasnodar overnight. The Kiev regimes attempt to use fixed-wing drones for a terrorist attack on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted, the Russian Ministry of Defenses said.

Remus Cernea, a Ukraine war reporter for Newsweek (Romania), spoke at the Second Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform in Sofia, Bulgaria. Cernea: "Russian propaganda does exist in Romania, and its strategy is to keep rejecting everything" The journalist also noted that Ukrainian military administrations should communicate more closely with the press.

On the evening of April 13, two Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the Kursk region; On the morning of April 14, 2024 (Map Update) At least two Ukrainian drone strikes were recorded in the Belgorod region.

Ukraine's air defense forces destroy cruise missile in Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukraine's Air Command South said this in a post on Facebook. Earlier in the Odesa region, air defense units destroyed two Kh-59 guided aerial missiles.

As of 07:00 Monday, April 15, Russia has one warship deployed in the Black Sea. There are no enemy warships spotted in the Sea of Azov. Two Russian Navy vessels in the Mediterranean Sea carry Kalibr cruise missiles.