Russian ship Caesar Kunikov

Ukraine says destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea

Ukraine said Wednesday it had destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea, a key battleground of the nearly two-year war where Kiev's campaign has been building momentum.

While the frontline on land has remained static for over a year, Ukraine claims to have put Russia on the defensive in the Black Sea, an area vital for Ukrainian exports.

Russian naval ship, cargo vessel collide off Constantinople coast, all soldiers rescued

A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on April 27 after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock, Turkey’s Coast Guard said, noting that all 78 personnel on board were evacuated.

The ship, identified as the Liman, collided with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H., the authority said on its website.

Russian naval ship, cargo vessel collide off Istanbul coast, all soldiers rescued

A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on April 27 after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock, Turkey's Coast Guard said, noting that all 78 personnel on board were evacuated.

The ship, identified as the Liman, collided with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H., the authority said on its website.

Russia Carrying Out Large-Scale Black Sea Drill

About ten Russian warships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet and aviation are carrying out military exercises, a military official of the fleet has said.

Brigades of the Caesar Kunikov, a Project 775-class landing ship, and the Azov missile cruiser are taking part, according to Capt Nikolay Voskresenskiy's statement quoted by Russia's RIA Novosti agency.