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September 2, 2024
According to the non-profit organization that monitored the whale, a beluga whale suspected of spying on behalf of Russia and discovered in Norwegian waters 5 years ago was found dead. A father and son were fishing in southern Norway when they…
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August 28, 2024
Analyst APK-Inform reported on Wednesday that Ukrainian sunflower oil exports fell by 45% in August compared to July due to a limited supply of sunseeds for refineries. According to the consultancy, about 200,000 tons of sunflower oil was exported between Aug. 1 and 25.
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August 23, 2024
The Ukrainian Navy confirmed Friday that it destroyed a ferry that was being used to transport fuel and weapons into occupied Crimea. Local authorities said earlier that the ferry had been damaged and set on fire in the attack Thursday in the southern Krasnodar Region of Russia.
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August 21, 2024
Human rights activists reported that Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko had freed 13 prisoners who were convicted of political crimes, including an old trade unionist, and a former journalist for state television suffering from a tumor in the brain.
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August 21, 2024
Two industry sources said on Wednesday that Rosneft had resumed the loading of liquefied petrol gas (LPG), following a disruption caused by an fire last month. Data from commodity exchanges also showed this. Sources said that the shipments were resumed this week after being halted since July.
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August 13, 2024
The defence ministry reported that the Romanian navy blew up a mine, which had drifted onto its Black Sea coast on Tuesday. Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey are working together to defuse mines that have been floating in the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine 2022.
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August 10, 2024
The navy spokesman announced on Saturday that the Ukrainian military intelligence and navy had damaged an offshore gas platform once used by Russian forces. The occupants used this location to spoof GPS in order to make navigation for civilians dangerous.
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August 7, 2024
Ukraine's Military Intelligence Agency confirmed Wednesday that their forces conducted a raid against the Russian-controlled Tendra Spit, located in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. They said they had damaged equipment and fortifications as well as caused casualties.
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August 3, 2024
Ukraine's Military said Saturday that it sunk an underwater submarine near Sevastopol in the Russian controlled region, destroyed a Russian airfield in southern Russia, and attacked oil depots, fuel storage and lubricant facilities located in Belgorod and Kursk regions.
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August 1, 2024
Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian Minister of Economy, arrived in Turkey on Thursday to discuss the ratification and strengthening economic co-operation with Ankara. Svyrydenko, a member of the X social network, said that the meeting also included expanding…
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August 1, 2024
Dmitry Patrushev who is responsible for the agricultural sector, a deputy prime minister, confirmed that Russia's official grain crop forecast was 132 millions metric tons this year despite poor weather in many regions. The extreme weather conditions…
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July 31, 2024
The Chinese rebuked Ottawa for the exercise, saying it undermined the peace. The Canadian defense ministry announced that the HMCS Montreal had recently conducted a routine passage through the strait. According to the minister of defence, this…
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July 30, 2024
According to market data and LSEG on Tuesday, Russian shipping company Sovcomflot began transporting Urals crude to Asia this year via the Northern Sea Route. Melting ice has opened the Arctic transit route to transit shipments. Russia is looking for alternative routes from western ports to Asia…
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July 30, 2024
Rosneft suspended the liquefied gas (LPG), shipments, from Rospan plants after a July 26 fire in one of its LPG production units. Rospan’s gas-processing facility in the Yamal Nenets region was hit by an explosion and fire last Friday. Rospan supplies LPG to Russian and international markets.
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July 30, 2024
Russian media reported that the Russian Navy began planned exercises on Tuesday. The exercise involved a large part of their fleet, as well as some 20,000 people and 300 vessels, according to Russian news agencies citing information from the Defence Ministry.
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July 27, 2024
Officials said that Russian shelling on Saturday killed at least 5 civilians in different regions of Ukraine. Officials in Kherson, Ukraine's southern region, said that three people had been killed: one in the administrative center, also known as Kherson…
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July 24, 2024
Local officials reported that on Wednesday, Russia launched a number of attacks against the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine and its surrounding area, killing at least three people and wounding six others. The office of an NGO for mine clearance from Switzerland was also damaged.
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July 24, 2024
Georgia's State Security Service said Wednesday that it was investigating an assassination plot against former Prime Minister Bidzina ivanishvili. She is the honorary chairperson of the ruling party. In a Facebook post, the State Security Service…
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July 23, 2024
West, a UK ship insurer, said that it would be difficult to pay claims for ships involved with accidents or collisions involving other vessels insured by the sanctions-hit Russian Ingosstrakh. This is another indication of the difficulties with Moscow's oil trading.
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July 23, 2024
Two sources familiar with the plans said that the Black Sea CPC blend oil exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system (CPC) are expected to drop to 4.9 million tons in August, from the 5.4 millions planned for July. Calculations showed…
