Russia Putin threatens to intensify attacks on Ukrainian ports
Following attacks on Russian tankers and ships delivering to Russian-controlled ports, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with harsh reactions. "We are expanding our attacks on port facilities and ships calling at Ukrainian ports," the Kremlin leader announced to journalists in Moscow. As an extreme measure, he threatened to cut Ukraine off from the sea.
02.12.2025, 17:53
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Putin described the attacks in neutral waters as piracy and blamed them directly on the Ukrainian armed forces. "If this continues, we will consider countermeasures against ships from countries that help Ukraine in these acts of piracy," said Putin.
Attacks on several civilian ships in the Black Sea
In recent days, two tankers from the so-called Russian shadow fleet in the Black Sea were attacked with naval drones. On Tuesday, there was another attack on a ship not far from the Turkish coast, which had presumably previously called at one of the Ukrainian ports controlled by Russia. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied any responsibility, at least for the most recent incident, and accused Russia of staging the attack.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for almost four years. Kiev succeeded in pushing the Russian fleet out of the western part of the Black Sea by means of naval drone, air drone and missile attacks. Among other things, the Russian flagship "Moskva" was sunk and a Russian blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports was lifted, at least in the greater Odessa area.
