Turkey has shot down an uncontrolled drone that was approaching its airspace over the Black Sea, in a rare military intervention by the Nato member. The incident follows warnings by Turkey of escalating risks in and around the Black Sea after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports damaged three Turkish-owned cargo vessels last week.

Russia has again struck Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, damaging Turkish-owned civilian vessels in attacks on Odesa and Chornomorsk, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes targeted key commercial hubs vital to food exports,

Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on vessels with links to Moscow.

The Turkish maritime authority reports a tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea

Turkey shot down an uncontrolled drone that approached its airspace from the Black Sea, the defence ministry said.

Addressing Turkish diplomats, Erdogan suggested such attacks are detrimental to both sides of the Russo–Ukrainian war. “By strictly adhering to the Montreux Convention [1936 treaty giving Turkey control over passage of warships through the Dardanelles],

Bulgarian maritime authorities have launched efforts to evacuate the crew of the oil tanker Kairos, stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol

War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea have spiked again, with insurers reviewing policies daily as the conflict in Ukraine spills into sea lanes, five shipping and insurance sources said on Thursday.