Database of Russian Attacks on Black Sea Ports in January 2026

The Monitoring Group of the BlackSeaNews and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

Based on its own monitoring, the joint monitoring group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies presents the database Russian Missile and Drone Attacks on the Ports of Greater Odesa and Odesa Oblast in 2026.

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Abbreviations:
TOT — temporarily occupied territories
OTRK — operational tactical missile system
UAV — unmanned aerial vehicle
USV — unmanned surface vessel
BM — ballistic missile
GBU — long-range guided aerial bombs
ARM — anti-radiation missile
Data taken from the official Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine www.facebook.com/kpszsu and regional authorities of Odesa and Odesa Oblast.

In January 2026, Russian forces carried out no fewer than 22 attacks* using missiles and UAVs of various types on the ports of Greater Odesa — Port of Odesa, Pivdennyi Port and Port of Chornomorsk — and southern Odesa Oblast ports, as well as the region’s energy and industrial infrastructure, averaging one attack every 1.5 days. Launches originated from the TOT of Crimea, occupied southern mainland Ukraine, and the Russian Federation. These included no less than:

• 5 missile attacks of various types;

• 20 attacks by strike and decoy UAVs (Shahed-136/131, Geran/Gerbera, etc.)

*The number of attacks by weapon type may exceed the total number of attacks, as both missiles and UAVs could be used simultaneously.

For strikes on the ports of Greater Odesa, southern Odesa Oblast ports, and other areas, Russia used no fewer than:

• 3 Iskander/Iskander-M/KN-23 BMs;

• 2 Kh-31P ARM;

• 4 GBU;

• 200 strike UAVs (Shahed-136/131 and other types) — including 50 UAVs in a single attack on 27 January.

• No use of Kh-59/69 ALCMs, Kalibr SLCMs, Oniks AShMs, Kh-22 cruise missiles, Zircon missiles, Kinzhal missiles, or USVs was recorded in January.

Main launch areas:

Missiles:
Ballistic — TOT Crimea
SLCM — eastern Black Sea

UAVs:
Russian border regions, including TOT Crimea

At least one naval mine was neutralized off Odesa coast, and one contact mine destroyed near Romanian coast.

Vessels and craft damaged in January 2026:
• 3 attacks on vessels (both direct and as part of port strikes)
• 5 civilian vessels damaged
• Civilian crew casualties (killed and wounded) confirmed
• Port infrastructure and cargo also damaged
• 4 of 5 vessels were struck at Port of Chornomorsk
• Weapons used: BMs and strike UAVs
January — 5 vessels:
09.01.26 – bulker WAEL K (IMO 9001148, St. Kitts and Nevis flag)
Second officer (Syrian national) wounded. UAV strike (Shahed-136/131). Port of Chornomorsk.
09.01.26 – dry cargo LADONNA (IMO 9107033, Comoros flag)
One crew member (Syrian national) killed. UAV strike. Port of Odesa.
12.01.26 – tanker ATA VOYAGER (IMO 9408360, Panama flag)
One crew member seriously wounded. UAV strike. Port of Chornomorsk.
12.01.26 – bulker BLUE BEAD (IMO 9171113, San Marino flag)
UAV strike. Port of Chornomorsk.
15.01.26 – unidentified civilian vessel (Malta flag).
Iskander-M BM struck pier near vessel. Port of Chornomorsk.

Over the course of the month, 215 ship calls were recorded across the three ports involved in the export corridor.

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Database of Russian Attacks on Black Sea Ports
in January 2026

01.01.2026 (night/morning)
Region attacked: Odesa (Peresyp, Khadzhybey districts), Chornomorsk
Weapon/Carrier: ~20 Shahed-136/131 UAVs
Target: Civilian infrastructure
Impact: Multiple waves of UAV attacks overnight. In Odesa (Peresyp district), debris damaged three high-rise buildings, garages caught fire. A 24-storey building, two low-rise residential buildings, and a private home damaged. One UAV struck a 17th-floor apartment without detonation. Temporary outage at pumping station caused water disruption for 3 hours. 1 killed, 7 injured. In Chornomorsk, an administrative building damaged.

01.01.2026 (evening)
Region attacked: Odesa and Izmail districts
Weapon/Carrier: Shahed UAVs and other types
Target: Port infrastructure — Port of Odesa and Port of Izmail
Impact: Port equipment, vehicles, and infrastructure damaged in Odesa Port. Berths and equipment damaged in the Port of Izmail.

02.01.2026
Region attacked: Izmail district
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Likely port infrastructure
Impact: Reed fires in the Danube delta (Ankudiniv Island), spreading to nearby Vylkovo forest area and Ochakiv island. Fire covered ~10 hectares and lasted at least two days.

Later, the State Environmental Inspectorate of the Southwestern District reported that the fire in the wetlands of the Danube Biosphere Reserve caused environmental damage exceeding UAH 130 billion. Nearly 7 million tons of pollutants were released into the air, of which approximately 6.7 million tons were carbon dioxide (CO₂). Emissions of this magnitude have long-term negative effects on air quality and the climate.

07.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa and Izmail districts
Weapon/Carrier: 2 Iskander-M BMs (from TOT Crimea)
≥15 UAVs
Target: Port infrastructure — Port of Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi Port
Impact: Combined strike damaged port infrastructure. Chornomorsk: oil containers caught fire.
Pivdennyi: administrative buildings and infrastructure damaged. 2 killed, ~10 civilians injured.

08.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa region
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs, 4 GBU
Target: Port and transport infrastructure (likely Port of Chornomorsk)
Impact: Oil storage tank damaged. No casualties. GBUs failed to reach targets due to air defense.
Likely, Port of Chornomorsk was targeted again, having sustained a UAV attack the previous day.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported launches of guided aerial bombs toward Odesa Oblast at 16:22 on January 8. As of 16:24, the bombs were heading toward Zatoka, and by 16:34 toward Mayaky. Due to active countermeasures, all GBUs failed to reach their targets.

09.01.2026 (day/evening)
Region attacked: Odesa region
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Port infrastructure and civilian vessels
Impact: While en route to the Port of Chornomorsk, a Russian strike UAV hit the civilian vessel WAEL K (IMO 9001148, St. Kitts and Nevis flag), which was heading to load grain as part of the Ukrainian maritime corridor. The vessel remained seaworthy. The second officer, a Syrian national, was injured.

Near the Port of Odesa, Russian forces struck the dry cargo vessel LADONNA (IMO 9107033, Comoros flag), which was in the process of loading soybeans. The stern section of the vessel was damaged. One crew member, a Syrian national, was killed in the attack.

10.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa district
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Port infrastructure
Impact: Empty storage tank damaged; insulation caught fire, the name of the port not specified.

12.01.2026 (night)
Region attacked: Odesa district
Weapon/Carrier: ≥10 UAVs
Target: Energy and civilian infrastructure
Impact: Energy facilities of DTEK Odesa Power Grids and another company attacked. More than 33,000 households in several settlements in Odesa Oblast and Odesa city (including Peresyp) left without power. One private house destroyed, five others and a vehicle damaged. Two people injured by debris.

12.01.2026 (day)
Region attacked: Odesa district, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district
Weapon/Carrier: ~10 UAVs
Target: Port infrastructure and vessels
Impact: During the day, UAV attacks on port infrastructure continued. Two drones struck civilian vessels. The tanker ATA VOYAGER (IMO 9408360, Panama flag), which was awaiting entry to the Port of Chornomorsk to load vegetable oil, was hit in the superstructure; no fire followed, but one crew member sustained serious injuries. The bulker BLUE BEAD (IMO 9171113, San Marino flag), carrying corn and departing the port at the time of the attack, was also struck; the vessel remained underway. In Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, a Russian UAV hit a winery, damaging the roof of a production building and triggering a fire on site.

13.01.2026 (morning)
Region attacked: Odesa
Weapon/Carrier: ≥10 UAVs, 1 Kh-31P ARM
Target: Civilian and energy infrastructure
Impact: In Odesa, Russian forces carried out two waves of attacks targeting civilian, energy, and social infrastructure from around 11:30 p.m. on January 12 until 3:00 a.m. on January 13. Damage was reported to a medical facility, a kindergarten, newly built residential buildings, an amusement park, a fitness club, garages, and nine vehicles.
A total of 45 apartments in eight multi-storey buildings were damaged, with 245 windows shattered and façades affected. The Odesa Professional Lyceum of Construction and Architecture was also hit: nearly 200 windows were blown out, the accounting office and archives were burned, one wall was breached and another destroyed. The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland sustained damage as well.
For the first time, Russian forces attempted to strike the building housing a UN humanitarian mission: two Shahed-136 loitering munitions followed the same trajectory toward the site, damaging the façade glazing. Six civilians were injured in the attack.
Russian UAVs also caused significant damage to two DTEK Odesa Power Grids energy facilities in the city, leaving approximately 50,000 households without electricity.

15.01.2026
Region attacked: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Civilian infrastructure
Impact: Administrative buildings destroyed; fire contained. 1 civilian injured.

15.01.2026 (day)
Region attacked: Chornomorsk
Weapon/Carrier: 1 Iskander-M BM
Target: Port infrastructure, civilian vessel
Impact: At approximately 2:00 p.m., Russian forces carried out a missile strike on port infrastructure in Chornomorsk. A ballistic missile hit the container pier area at the Port of Chornomorsk, where an unidentified civilian vessel flying the Maltese flag was present. The strike caused a fire, damaged three containers, and resulted in an oil spill. One crew member was injured.
For reference: In January, surveys of the Odesa coastline recorded mass die-offs of marine organisms, particularly Black Sea seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Ecologists attribute the mortality primarily to thousands of tons of vegetable oil entering the sea as a result of Russian strikes on port infrastructure. The oil settles on the seabed and is resuspended into bottom waters during storms, clogging fish gills and impairing respiration. The impact has already affected filter-feeding mussel colonies that help maintain coastal water quality. Similar effects have been documented in the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.

16.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa Oblast
Weapon/Carrier: Kh-31PD ARM from Su-30/Black Sea
Impact: Missile failed to reach target.

17.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa Oblast
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Energy infrastructure
Impact: Energy facility damaged; outages reported.

18.01.2026
Region attacked: Kiliia (Izmail district)
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Energy infrastructure
Impact: Facility destroyed; fire; industrial building damaged.
For reference: Over the past several months, shelling of energy facilities in Odesa Oblast has caused significant environmental damage. According to official data from NPC Ukrenergo, debris contamination from strikes on four substations has affected a total area of 84,775 square meters. The pollution consists of structural debris, damaged equipment, and other waste left after the destruction. Environmental experts have estimated the total damage from Russian attacks at UAH 871,764,750.

19.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa
Weapon/Carrier: ≥8 UAVs
Target: Residential, energy, gas infrastructure
Impact: Energy, gas, and civilian infrastructure damaged. A DTEK energy facility in Odesa was heavily hit, leaving more than 30,000 households without electricity.

In Odesa district, a gas pipeline and nearby residential buildings were damaged. A UAV struck a 25-storey apartment building, damaging two apartments, the façade, and glazing. In addition, four private homes and 15 vehicles were affected. Windows blown out in commercial premises and a car dealership. One civilian man injured.

20.01.2026 (morning)
Region attacked: Odesa district, Chornomorsk
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Residential, energy, agricultural infrastructure
Impact: Energy facility damaged. 9-storey residential building struck, fire ensued.

21.01.2026 (morning)
Region attacked: Chornomorsk, Odesa district
Weapon/Carrier: >10 UAVs
Target: Civilian, industrial, energy infrastructure
Impact: Between approximately 6:00 and 7:00 a.m., Russian forces carried out a mass UAV attack on residential areas of Odesa Oblast. In Odesa district, within the Chornomorsk community, four private homes and a two-storey residential building were damaged or destroyed, along with a garage and a vehicle; a warehouse storing furniture products was also destroyed. One civilian man was injured. The attack also caused significant damage to a DTEK Odesa Power Grids energy facility, leaving several thousand customers without electricity.

22.01.2026
Region attacked: Chornomorsk
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Energy and residential infrastructure
Impact: Overnight, Russian forces attacked Odesa district with strike UAVs. Chornomorsk was among the main targets — the city experienced a complete power outage, hospitals switched to generators, and schools moved to remote learning.
Energy infrastructure and residential areas were damaged. A UAV struck between the 18th and 19th floors of an apartment building without detonating, damaging the façade, windows, and parked vehicles. A teenage boy born in 2009 was killed in the attack.
Emergency power outages were introduced in Odesa, parts of Odesa district, and several district centers across the oblast.

Cross-border incident: On the morning of January 22, at approximately 09:25, a UAV about 2.5 meters long was discovered in the village of Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă district, Moldova, near the border with Odesa Oblast. According to Moldovan police, the drone contained an unexploded explosive device.

27.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa
Weapon/Carrier: ≥ 50 UAVs
Target: Civilian and energy infrastructure
Impact: Overnight, Russian forces launched a mass UAV attack on Odesa, with more than ten impact sites recorded. At least 46 buildings were damaged across three districts of the city. Damage included roofs, façades, and windows in multi-storey residential buildings (ranging from 2 to 9 floors), around 10 private homes, a church, a fitness center, an infrastructure facility, a kindergarten, a shop, and a construction site. At least five vehicles parked nearby were burned out.
The heaviest destruction occurred in the Primorskyi district, where 43 buildings and, according to preliminary data, 122 apartments were damaged. In the Peresyp district, three buildings were affected, with more than 200 windows shattered. In the Khadzhybey district, a four-storey residential building was partially destroyed. More than 30 people were injured, including six children and a pregnant woman; four people were killed.The attack damaged Preschool No. 14 and the Professional Lyceum of Construction and Architecture, which had already sustained damage during the January 13 strike.
A DTEK Odesa Power Grids energy facility in Odesa was also hit again, with the company reporting “extensive destruction.”

27-28.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa, Odesa district
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs (29 downed)
Target: Port, rail, civilian infrastructure — Pivdennyi Port
Impact: Overnight, the Port of Pivdennyi was attacked, destroying logistics elements on its территории and damaging hangars, a locomotive, and industrial buildings.
During an evening strike, a UAV hit the grounds of the Holy Dormition Monastery. Buildings on the site were damaged, including shattered windows in churches and structural damage to monastery facilities, notably the main cathedral dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God Life-Giving Spring. Damage was also recorded at the monastery cemetery, including structures and a winter garden. The monastery greenhouse sustained heavy damage: the boiler was hit, the heating system destroyed, and all glazing blown out. Additional strikes hit the dairy facility and utility yard. A seminarian was injured. A UAV also struck a private residential house in Odesa, injuring three civilian men of different ages.

29.01.2026
Region attacked: Odesa district
Weapon/Carrier: UAVs
Target: Industrial infrastructure
Impact: Fire at industrial site; warehouses and vehicles damaged.

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For reference: Between January–December 2024, the BSN Monitoring Group recorded at least 140 Russian missile and UAV attacks on port, energy, and other infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, where the maritime corridor operates. During this period, the Ukrainian Navy destroyed at least 12 naval mines in the Black Sea, with at least 6 of them located in Odesa Oblast.

In 2024, Russian attacks damaged seven civilian vessels involved in the operation of Ukraine’s grain corridor:

1. 10.07.2024. ARTEY. IMO: 8879251. Flag: Cameroon. DWT 3584 t. Type of ship: General Cargo Ship. Year of build 1970. Registered owner: OVEN LTD C/O: World Line Ltd Office 17, ul Patona 17, Kherson, 73000, Ukraine. Ship manager/Commercial manager: WORLD LINE LTD Office 17, ul Patona 17, Kherson, 73000, Ukraine.
The vessel was damaged by missile fragments at the Port of Chornomorsk. Two people were killed—a security guard and a truck driver. A deckhand aboard the vessel was injured.

2. 11.09.2024. AYA. IMO: 9117868. Flag: St. Kitts and Nevis. DWT 27239 t. Type of ship: Bulk Carrier. Year of build 1997. Registered owner: AYA MARITIME CO SA C/O: VRS Maritime Services Ltd 5-7, Agiou Nikolaou Street, 185 37, Piraeus, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager: VRS MARITIME SERVICES LTD 5-7, Agiou Nikolaou Street, 185 37, Piraeus, Greece.
An air-launched anti-ship cruise missile Kh-22 fired from a Tu-22 bomber struck the bulk carrier transporting wheat from the Port of Chornomorsk to Egypt. The missile hit the vessel near Romania’s Port of Năvodari within Romania’s exclusive economic zone but outside its territorial waters. The ship sustained damage. The bulk carrier was likely not a target but was hit due to errors by the bomber crew during missile targeting or the use of outdated ammunition. The missile’s failure to detonate prevented a potentially catastrophic outcome.

3. 20.09.2024. GOLDEN LION. IMO: 9363974. Flag: Antigua and Barbuda. DWT 6315 t. Type of ship: General Cargo Ship. Year of build 2006. Ship manager/Commercial manager: ASTRAMAR TRANSPORT LTD Katrinas dambis 14, LV-1045, Riga, Latvia. Registered owner: LION NAVIGATION LTD C/O: Astramar Transport Ltd (SIA 'Astramar Transport') Katrinas dambis 14, LV-1045, Riga, Latvia.
The vessel was damaged during a ballistic missile Iskander-M strike on Odesa Sea Port. Port workers were injured in the attack; no crew members were harmed.

4. 06.10.2024. PARESA. IMO: 9008134. Flag: St. Kitts and Nevis. DWT 6912 t. Type of ship: General Cargo Ship. Year of build 1992. Ship manager/Commercial manager: PARESA SHIPPING CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. Registered owner PARESA SHIPPING CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. ISM Manager: AK GROUP CO LTD 3rd Floor, 35-39, Akti Miaouli, 185 35, Piraeus, Greece.
The vessel was struck by a Russian ballistic missile Iskander-M near cargo hold No.2 at Pivdennyi Sea Port during grain loading operations. No crew members were injured. The owner refuted Russia’s claims that the vessel was transporting ammunition to Ukraine and thus constituted a legitimate military target.

5. 07.10.2024, 14.10.2024. OPTIMA. IMO: 9528691. Flag: Palau. DWT 5834 t. Type of ship: General Cargo Ship. Year of build 2008. Ship manager/Commercial manager: USTA SHIPPING CO 1st Floor, 11, Agiou Spyridonos Street, Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner: USTA SHIPPING CO 1st Floor, 11, Agiou Spyridonos Street, Piraeus, Greece.
During a missile attack on October 7, a port worker (longshoreman) was killed and five crew members were injured.

6. 09.10.2024. SHUI SPIRIT. IMO: 9216729. Flag: Panama. DWT 21614 t. Type of ship: Container Ship. Year of build 2000. Ship manager/Commercial manager: NORTADA SHIPMANAGEMENT LDA Rua dos Murcas 15, 9000-058, Funchal Portugal. Registered owner ROSEWINT INC C/O: Nortada Shipmanagement Lda Rua dos Murcas 15, 9000-058, Funchal Portugal.
The vessel sustained damage at the Port of Chornomorsk during an attack on October 9; no crew members were injured. Eight people in the city and port were killed and eleven others injured—all Ukrainian citizens—four of whom were in critical condition. The missile targeted port infrastructure.

7. 14.10.2024. NS MOON. IMO: 8919855. Flag: Belize. DWT 2717 t. Type of ship: General Cargo Ship. Year of build 1990. Registered owner: MOON SHIPHOLDING LTD C/O: Cargo Shipping SP Z OO ul Mala Odrzanska 19, 70-535, Szczecin, Poland. Ship manager/Commercial manager: CARGO SHIPPING SP Z OO ul Mala Odrzanska 19, 70-535, Szczecin, Poland.
The vessel sustained damage at Odesa Sea Port during an attack on October 14; no crew members were injured.

In 2025, Russian attacks have damaged 39 civilian vessels involved in the operation of the Ukraine’s grain corridor, namely:

1. 01.03.2025. Turkish bulk carrier SUPER SARKAS, IMO: 9221633. Flag: Sierra Leone. Deadweight tonnage (DWT): 328495 tons. Type of ship: Bulk Carrier. Year of build: 2002. Registered owner: THOR SHIPPING & TRADING LTD Daire 20, Kat 5, Apartmani Blok10 Aydinli Yolu Caddesi Icmeler Mah, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.
The vessel was damaged from an Iskander-M BM on the Port of Odesa.

2. 01.03.2025. Container ship MSC LEVANTE F, IMO: 9330264. Flag: Panama. Deadweight tonnage (DWT): 13634 tons. Type of ship: Container ship. Year of build: 2006. Registered owner: LEVANTE OCEANWAY LTD C/O: MSC Shipmanagement Ltd MSC House, 8, Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, 3070, Limassol, Cyprus. since 21/10/2021. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. MMSI 352898711. Ship manager/commercial manager: MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD MSC House, 8, Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, 3070, Limassol, Cyprus. since 21/10/2021.
The vessel was damaged by an Iskander-M BM in the Port of Odesa.

3. 11.03.2025. Greek bulk carrier MJ PINAR, IMO: 9406052. Flag: Barbados. Deadweight tonnage (DWT): 30465 tons. Type of ship: Bulk Carrier. Year of build: 2009. The vessel was damaged by an Iskander-M BM in the Port of Odesa. Four crew members were killed, and another was injured.

4. 23.05.25 – an Iskander-M damaged a container ship in the Port of Odesa (publicly available information has not been verified, name undisclosed).

5. 03.07.25 – bulker AJ ROSE (IMO 9217785, flagged St. Kitts and Nevis) damaged by Iskander-M BM at Port of Odesa (previously reported as unidentified vessel under São Tomé and Príncipe flag). Two crew members killed.

6. 06.07.25 – vessel Marika (likely grain carrier). Strike location, extent of damage and other information unknown.

7. 06.07.25 – dry cargo ship Zeibek (IMO 8213732, Moldova flag). Strike location, extent of damage and other information unknown.

8. 08.07.25 - bulker Amadore (IMO 8520824, Malta flag). Strike location, extent of damage and other information unknown.

9. 23.07.25 - an explosion (likely a mine) at the Bystre mouth of the Danube River damaged the civil dredger Inhulskyi of the SE Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, killing three crew members.

10. 08.08.25 – bulker Moayad Y (IMO 9135482, Comoros flag), deadweight nearly 24,000 tons. Strike location, extent of damage and other information unknown.

11. 20.08.25 – chemical/product tanker Excellion (IMO 9428437, Panama flag) seriously damaged by blast wave and subsequent fire from strike UAV attack on oil terminal at Port of Izmail.

12. 31.08.25 – Ukrainian naval ship Simferopol attacked at Danube estuary pier, one sailor killed and several wounded.

13. 31.08.25 - dry cargo ship NS Pride (IMO 8815293, Belize flag) damaged by detonation on unknown munition while exiting Port of Chornomorsk.

14. 31.08.2025 - ferry Heroyi Shypky (IMO 7605770, Ukraine flag) damaged, likely at Port of Chornomorsk. Extent of damage unknown.

15. 12.10.25 - cargo vessel Eileen (IMO 9070503) – sustained a hull breach and sank in the Black Sea, 140 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian city of Varna.

16. 18–19.10.25 - In Port of Izmail, a barge was damaged (name and other details not established).

17. 18–19.10.25 - In Port of Izmail, a pontoon vessel was damaged (name and other details not established). 

18-19. 22.10.25 – a barge damaged at Port of Izmail. Name and extent of damage unknown. A pontoon vessel damaged at Port of Izmail. Name and extent of damage unknown.

20. 17.11.25 – Tanker-gas carrier ORINDA (IMO 9240122, Turkish flag, operator BMA Denizcilik) damaged in Port of Izmail by UAV attack. Gas pumping equipment caught fire.

21. 17.11.25 – unidentified vessel damaged by UAV attack at Port of Izmail (likely Palauflagged tanker, name and details not established).

22. 17.11.25 – tanker under Ukrainian flag damaged by attack at Port of Izmail. Fire broke out and was extinguished by the crew.

23-26. 17.11.25 – Ukrainian-flagged tanker damaged at Port of Izmail by attack. Fire broke out, crew extinguished it themselves. Three empty barges owned by Port of Izmail and Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration damaged.

27-28. 17.11.25 – two pontoons damaged at Port of Izmail.

29. 17.11.25 – former Russian vessel under ARMA (Asset Recovery and Management Agency) arrest damaged. Name and details not established. ARMA currently manages 16 vessels, at least 9 at Port of Izmail.

30. 24.11.25 – at Port of Izmail, fire broke out on a non-operational vessel due to UAV attack, quickly extinguished by rescuers (vessel name and details unconfirmed).

31. 12.12.25 – roro cargo-passenger ferry M/V CENK T of Turkish company Cenk Shipping RoRo (IMO 7528635, Panama flag) damaged by a BM in Port of Chornomorsk.

32. 13.12.25 – Turkish civilian tanker VIVA (IMO 9156539, Tuvalu flag) attacked by Russian UAV (likely Geran2) in the Black Sea within Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone.

33. 22.12.25 – bulk carrier, likely YOUSSEF BEY (IMO 9124029, Lebanon flag), carrying Ukrainian soybeans, attacked by strike UAV in the evening, likely in Port of Odesa.

34. 23.12.25 – bulker ANKA (IMO 9365415, Tanzania flag, formerly Victoria), arrested vessel linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet” used for illegal grain exports from temporarily occupied Crimea, damaged in Port of Reni during likely Geran2 UAV attack.

35. 26.12.25 – barge (likely Slovak-flagged) damaged in combined BM and UAV strike, likely in Port of Izmail.

36. 26.12.25 – civilian vessel under Slovak flag (name and details not established) damaged in combined BM and UAV strike, likely in Port of Izmail.

37. 26.12.25 – civilian vessel under Palau flag (likely bulker Floki, IMO 8503096, Palau flag) damaged in combined BM and UAV strike, likely in Port of Izmail.

38. 30.12.25 – bulker Captain Karam (IMO 9303039, Panama flag) damaged during a combined BM and UAV strike while entering Port of Chornomorsk.

39. 30.12.25 – bulker Emmakris III (IMO 9218387, Panama flag), arrested vessel linked to illegal grain exports from temporarily occupied Crimea and located in Port of Chornomorsk, damaged in BM and UAV strike.

Since the beginning of 2026, 5 civilian vessels have been damaged as a result of Russian attacks:

1. 09.01.26 – bulk carrier WAEL K (IMO 9001148, flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis). The second officer, a citizen of Syria, was injured. Attacked by a UAV of the Shahed-136/131 type. Hit at the Chornomorsk International Port;

2. 09.01.26 – dry cargo ship LADONNA (IMO 9107033, flag of the Comoros Islands). A crew member, a citizen of Syria, was killed as a result of the shelling. Attacked by a UAV of the Shahed-136/131 type. Odessa International Port.

3. 12.01.26 – tanker ATA VOYAGER (IMO 9408360, Panamanian flag). One sailor was seriously injured. Attack by a “Shahed-136/131” UAV. MTP “Chornomorsk”;

4. 12.01.26 – bulk carrier BLUE BEAD (IMO 9171113, San Marino flag). Attack by a “Shahed-136/131” UAV. MTP “Chornomorsk”;

5. 15.01.26 – a civilian vessel under the flag of Malta (name of the vessel and nature of the damage not established). BR “Iskander-M” hit a berth near the vessel. MTP “Chornomorsk”.

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The UN Grain Corridor operated from August 1, 2022, to July 17, 2023, when the agreement terminated due to Russia's withdrawal. The Ukrainian export corridor, that doesn’t include Russia or the UN, started operating on August 1, 2023, and continues today. The corridor passes through three ports of Odesa Oblast — Odesa Sea Port, Pivdennyi Sea Port and the Port of Chornomorsk — and the territorial waters of Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Further details can be found at Ukrainian Black Sea Corridor as Russia's Key Military Target.

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