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18 events in the record are placed here; the latest on 23 October 2026.

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In the record: The Russia-Ukraine war: 18 events
Reference: Wikidata Q166
Precision: Events are placed as precisely as their records hold. A military event is placed no finer than its town or district, unless it struck a known fixed site.

The Russia-Ukraine war

18 events, newest first.

Reported

10/23 Drone sinks a cargo ship 13 nautical miles off Constanta; one seafarer dead and three missing; Romania blames Russia

Black Sea · 1 source

Reported

10/13 Drones hit two more merchant ships just outside Bulgarian waters, sinking one off Krapets

Black Sea · 1 source

Reported

10/06 Sea and aerial drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria's economic zone, sinking one

Black Sea · 1 source

Confirmed

10/05 Grain ship from a Ukrainian Danube port sinks off Romania after a drone attack; captain killed

Black Sea · revised (r2) · 2 sources

Reported

08/20 Romanian F-16s disable an explosive-laden sea drone in Romania's economic zone near the Neptun Deep gas project

Black Sea · 1 source

Reported

07/21 LPG tanker bound for a Ukrainian Danube port is damaged about 20 nautical miles off Romania; three crew injured

Black Sea · 1 source

Reported

03/26 Drone damages the tanker Altura carrying 140,000 tons of Russian oil in the Black Sea

Black Sea · 1 source

Reported

01/13 Drones hit Greek-owned tankers waiting near the CPC oil terminal off Novorossiysk

Black Sea · 1 source

Confirmed

11/28 Naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers off Turkey; a day later the CPC oil terminal at Novorossiysk is struck

Black Sea · 2 sources

Reported

03/25 After parallel talks in Riyadh, the US announces Black Sea and energy arrangements; the Kremlin ties them to sanctions relief

Black Sea · 2 sources

Reported

02/14 Ukraine says it sank the Russian landing ship Tsezar Kunikov off Alupka

Black Sea · 1 source

Confirmed

08/13 Russian patrol ship fires warning shots and boards a cargo ship bound for Izmail

Black Sea · 1 source

Confirmed

07/19 Russia and Ukraine each declare ships bound for the other's ports potential military targets

Black Sea · 1 source

Confirmed

07/17 Russia ends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Black Sea · 2 sources

Confirmed

05/17 Russia agrees to stay in the Black Sea grain deal for another 60 days

Black Sea · 2 sources

Confirmed

03/18 Black Sea grain deal renewed, with Russia saying 60 days and Ukraine 120

Black Sea · 2 sources

Reported

04/14 Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva sinks after an explosion and fire

Black Sea · 3 sources

Reported

04/08 Bloomberg: Black Sea war-risk premiums reach as much as 10% of hull value

Black Sea · 1 source