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Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Baltic Sea Ports in March 2026
08 May 2026
In March, 88 tanker voyages carrying crude oil were made from Baltic Sea ports. Export volume: 10.7 million tons. The largest share of tankers exporting Russian oil from the Baltic belongs to shipowners from Greece.
Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Black Sea Ports in March 2026
07 May 2026
Russian oil exports to the Black Sea have begun to grow rapidly. In March 2026, 5 million tons of Russian crude oil were exported through the ports of the Black and Azov Seas. The monitoring group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies provides details of the voyages.
Maritime Exports of Russian Petroleum Products Through its Black Sea Ports: February 2026 Database
18 April 2026
In February 2026, 78 tankers transported petroleum products from the Black and Azov Seas. They performed 85 voyages. Total export volume was 2.4 million tons.
Maritime Exports of Russian Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: February 2026 Database
17 April 2026
In February, 74 tanker voyages carrying Russian petroleum products departed from Baltic Sea ports, with total exports amounting to 3.4 million tonnes. Detailed information and voyage data are provided below.
Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Baltic Sea Ports in February 2026
17 April 2026
In February 2026, 78 crude oil tanker voyages were made from Baltic Sea ports. Export volume was 9.1 million tons.
Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Black Sea Ports in February 2026
16 April 2026
In February 2026, 4 million tonnes of Russian crude oil were exported through the ports of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Nearly 700 thousand tonnes were delivered to EU countries.
Database of Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea Ports in January–March 2026
15 April 2026
In January–March 2026, Russian forces carried out no fewer than 73 attacks using missiles, UAVs, and USVs on the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the Ukrainian export corridor, Danube region ports, and Odesa Oblast. The strikes involved no fewer than 14 Iskander BMs, 9 Kh-31P ARMs, 12 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 3 Kh-22 cruise missiles, 6 guided aerial bombs, and no fewer than 750 strike and decoy UAVs.
The Changing Military Balance in the Black Sea: A Ukrainian Perspective
10 April 2026
For centuries, the Black Sea has been a strategic crossroads of global trade and power. Linking the Eurasian continent to the Mediterranean and beyond, it has served as a commercial artery and a geopolitical fault line. The presence of a strong Russian fleet will perpetually threaten shipping, ports, and infrastructure. It will always provide Moscow with a lever for the coercion of Ukraine and Europe.
Database of Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Ships in the Black and Azov Seas In March 2022-April 2026
08 April 2026
From February 2022 through April 2026, the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out at least 62 successful attacks on Russian warships in the Black and Azov Seas, in ports and at sea, using missiles, small unmanned surface vessels, and UAVs.
Database of Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea Ports in January–February 2026
23 March 2026
In January–February 2026, Russian forces carried out no fewer than 45 attacks using missiles, UAVs, and USVs on the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the Ukrainian export corridor, Danube region ports, and Odesa Oblast. The strikes involved no fewer than: 6 Iskander BMs, 9 Kh-31P ARMs, 12 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 4 guided aerial bombs, and no fewer than 420 strike and decoy UAVs.
The Belgian Navy detained the sanctioned tanker ETHERA, which had previously transported Russian petroleum products
02 March 2026
According to the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, since the start of the full‑scale war ETHERA has completed 10 voyages, moving about 460,000 tons of Russian oil products to ports in Turkey, Morocco, and Brazil, as well as to STS transfer areas near EU coasts (Greece and Cyprus). It loaded at Russian ports in the Black Sea (Novorossiysk, Taman, and an offshore STS zone south of the Kerch Strait) and in the Baltic (Primorsk, Ust‑Luga, Saint Petersburg).
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of January 2026 Violations
28 February 2026
In January 2026, 11 violations (486 483 tons) of the EU/US embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, UAE, Singapore and China.
Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of January 2026 Violations
27 February 2026
In January 2026, 3 violations (280 540 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece and Liberia.
20 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In January 2026: Database
26 February 2026
In January 2026, a total of 20 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 3 million tons of oil, including 2.4 million tons to the EU and 548 thousands tons to other countries.
Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: January 2026 Database
26 February 2026
In January 2026, 198 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 17.1 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.