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Despite Sanctions, Russia’s Seaborne Crude Oil Exports Increased in September — Economist Andrii Klymenko
05 November 2025
Despite hundreds of Russian vessels being under sanctions that have remained in effect for nearly four years, the volume of Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports has not decreased — in fact, it rose in September by roughly 1 million tons.
Important
Database of Russian Attacks on Black Sea Ports in January-September 2025
30 October 2025
Between January-September 2025, Russian military attacked the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the export corridor operation, Danube and Odesa Oblast 107 times, using no less than: 40 Iskander CM and BM; 5 Kh-59/Kh-69 ALCMs; 11 Kh-31P ARMs; 1 Kalibr SLCMs; 4 Oniks AShs; 3 USVs; 750 strike and decoy UAVs.
Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Black Sea Ports: September 2025 Database
20 October 2025
In September 2025, 177 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea were recorded. Almost 14.2 mln tons of Russian crude oil, Kazakh crude oil by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Black Sea.
Russian Blood-Soaked Export
45 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In September 2025: Database
10 October 2025
In September 2025, a total of 45 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 7 million tons of oil, including 5 million tons to the EU and 2 mln tons to other countries.
Militarization of the Black Sea
Database of Russian Attacks on Black Sea Ports in January-August 2025
19 September 2025
Between January-August 2025 Russian military attacked the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the export corridor operation, ports of Danube River and Odesa Oblast 96 times, using no less than: 35 CM and BM Iskander missiles; 5 Kh-59/Kh-69 ALCMs; 11 Kh-31P ARMs; 1 Kalibr SLCMs; 4 Oniks AShM; 3 USVs; 650 strike and decoy UAVs.
Crimea Under Occupation
Statement by the Crimea Platform Expert Network on the occasion of the Fifth Summit of the Crimea Platform
24 September 2025
From 2022 on, in the context of full-scale war, the issues of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories shall not be considered selectively. All occupied regions — including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions — are parts of a single space of armed aggression, large-scale and systematic human rights violations, and international crimes by the Russian Federation, and shall be the subject of a sole negotiation and strategic track. Any separate discussions on the “specific” status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol or the Black Sea-Azov region carry the risks of fragmenting international solidarity and play into the Russian Federation’s approach of “special cases,” which is unacceptable for the international security and legal order system.
Databases
45 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In September 2025: Database
10 October 2025
In September 2025, a total of 45 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 7 million tons of oil, including 5 million tons to the EU and 2 mln tons to other countries.
