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Blocked ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The Berdiansk port

28 March 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. So, what is the fate of the ships that were at that time in the commercial seaport of Berdiansk?
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Blood Oil. On 27/03/2022, at Least 8 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

28 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 27/03/2022, at least 8 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $280 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 26/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 200,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

27 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 26/03/2022, at least 6 oil tankers transported about 200,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 200,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $140 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 20 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 25/03/2022, at Least 5 Oil Tankers Transported About 500,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

26 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 25/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 500,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 500,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $340 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 50 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 24/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 200,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

25 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 24/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 200,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 200,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $130 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 20 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 23/03/2022, at Least 5 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

24 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 23/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 21/03/2022, at Least 3 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

22 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 21/03/2022, at least 3 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 20/03/2022, at Least 10 Oil Tankers Transported About 500,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

21 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 20/03/2022, at least 10 oil tankers transported about 500,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 500,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $340 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 50 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. On 19/03/2022, at Least 9 Oil Tankers Transported About 600,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

20 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 19/03/2022, at least 9 oil tankers transported about 600,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 600,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $400 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 60 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of March 19, 2022

20 March 2022
According to the National Police of Ukraine, four shells were dropped on transport infrastructure between the village of Piskivka and the village of Myhalky in Bucha district of the Kyiv region on the night of March 19.
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WARNING! Real danger at sea: Russia has mined the recommended routes from the Bosphorus to Odessa, blaming it on Ukraine

19 March 2022
On March 18, 2022, the seaport of Sochi sent a warning to shipowners and ship captains in the region about the threat of "detonation of the Ukrainian Navy mines drifting in the Black Sea."
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Blood Oil. On 18/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

19 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 18/03/2022, at least 6 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil. 17/03/2022 Was a Greek-Russian Day: At Least 12 Oil Tankers Transported About 800,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

18 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 17/03/2022, at least 12 oil tankers transported about 800,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 800,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $560 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 80 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil: On 16/03/2022, at Least 9 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

17 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 16/03/2022, at least 9 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $280 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
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Blood Oil: On 15/03/2022, at Least 8 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

16 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 15/03/2022: at least 8 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $270 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.