A Chinese-owned vessel was hit during a Russian drone strike on Odesa, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, days before Vladimir Putin’s planned state visit to Beijing.
Swedish customs officers have boarded the sanctioned Russian freighter Adler in Swedish waters after an engine failure, inspecting its cargo as EU- and US-sanctioned owner M Leasing LLC comes under scrutiny.
Ukraine’s SBU says “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drones badly damaged a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk and put it out of action, while Moscow denies any damage and says its ships and crews remain on duty.
A Comoros-flagged tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet has become the third vessel hit by a Ukrainian sea drone in the Black Sea, unsettling shipping and pushing up war-risk costs as Moscow issues new threats.
Russia failed to win an IMO Council seat after receiving only 47 votes at the 132nd Assembly, falling short of the 113 needed and ranking 22nd in the Category C ballot.
Russia awaits a crucial IMO vote as it seeks to regain its Category (a) council seat after losing it for 2024–25, amid stiff competition across all categories at the London assembly.
UK forces monitored two Russian vessels in the English Channel while NATO partners and RAF units coordinated broader regional surveillance amid rising Russian naval movements.
Russia has closed its 2025 Northern Sea Route season after exporting nearly 3 million tonnes of LNG to Asia during the summer and autumn shipping window.
The UK condemned Russia after the Yantar aimed lasers at RAF pilots near Scotland, prompting heightened surveillance and renewed concern over Russian activity around Europe.
