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azov
Logistics Ukraine's Azov campaign hits 116 Russian vessels in nine days, eclipsing 1980s tanker wars
Ukraine has struck 116 Russian vessels in nine days in the Sea of Azov, a campaign that maritime security firm Ambrey says has surpassed the pace of the Iran-Iraq tanker war. The attacks, targeting tankers and cargo ships, aim to sever Russian logistics chains. Around a quarter of Russia's grain exports move through Azov ports, and diversions to the Black Sea and Baltic are already being considered. The IMO condemned the strikes, while seafarer casualties have been reported, including eight killed in Russian counterstrikes on Odesa.
Logistics Ukraine drone strikes force Azov shipping halt, disrupting Russian logistics
Russia suspended shipping through the Sea of Azov after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted 28 Russia-linked vessels in a single day. The attacks, part of Kyiv's campaign against Moscow's maritime logistics, have shut the Don-Azov canal and Kerch Strait route, disrupting exports of oil, grain, and steel from occupied ports Berdyansk and Mariupol.