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Ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The port of Kherson
24 June 2022
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews wishes to bring to your attention a new series of articles about the fate of ships that were in Ukrainian ports on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of many regions of Ukraine.
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Blood Oil: Russia’s export of petroleum products from the ports of the Black and Azov Seas in May 2022 (1). Russian crude oil
22 June 2022
From 1 to 31 May 2022, the total amount of Russian oil and petroleum products exported from Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas amounted to at least 13,995,558 tons. Compared to April 2022, there was an increase of 27.5% or 3 million tons.
Russia's threats to strike at "decision-making centres": History, chronology, conclusions, and forecasts
17 June 2022
On 13 April 2022, the Russian Defence Ministry called “the strikes on Russian territories along the state border with Ukraine and sabotage operations in Russian border areas” the reason for striking at decision-making centres. Russian media immediately clarified: “It is not difficult to guess what decision-making centres we are talking about. This is the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence, and the General Staff of the country.”
Crimea Under Occupation
Occupied Crimea. Exports and Imports / 2014-2021
23 November 2021
In 2013, foreign exports from the Crimean Peninsula amounted to 904.9 million dollars, and foreign imports totalled 1.044 billion dollars; Sevastopol’s exports and imports were valued at 99.8 million dollars and 106.9 million dollars, respectively. Thus, in 2020, exports from Crimea decreased by 26.7 times in dollar terms compared to 2013, the last pre-war year, and exports from Sevastopol dropped by 21,2 times. The decline in imports over the same period was by 25.4 times in Crimea and by 21.4 times in Sevastopol.
Militarization of the Black Sea
The Presence of Russian Warships in the Mediterranean Sea as of 10 May 2022
11 May 2022
As of 10 May 2022, the same naval group is present in the Mediterranean Sea as was on 7 February 2022 - i.e. no changes have taken place over the last 3 months. There are 13 ships and 5 support vessels of the four Russian fleets, including 9 attack missile ships. This situation is a consequence of Turkey’s decision, which was announced on 27 February 2022, to ban the passage through the straits of any warships, including ships of non-Black Sea NATO countries
Russian Blood-Soaked Export
Blood Oil: Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products from the ports of the Black and Azov Seas in April 2022
27 May 2022
From 1 to 30 April 2022, the total amount of Russian oil and petroleum products exported from Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas amounted to at least 10,900,000 tons. The total number of oil tankers was 182. 142 oil tankers (78%) were received by the ports of NATO and EU countries. The undisputed leader was Turkey, whose ports received 56 oil tankers, or almost 30.8%. Greece ranked second with 42 oil tankers received, or almost 23.1%.
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Ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The port of Mariupol
08 April 2022
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews wishes to bring to your attention a new series of articles about the fate of ships that were in Ukrainian ports on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of many regions of Ukraine.
