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Russia and Abkhazia sign an agreement to establish a permanent naval base for the Russian Navy on the Black Sea coast of Ochamchira District, Abkhazia.
2023-10-5

Russia's defence ministry says that it destroyed a Ukrainian boat in the Black Sea.
2023-09-14

President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hold talks in Sochi, Russia, to discuss the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, enabling the passage of grain across the Black Sea.
2023-09-6

Russia's defense ministry says it repelled a Ukrainian aerial drone attack over the Black Sea.
2023-09-5

Ukraine says that it damaged the Russian tanker "Sig" in a naval drone attack in the Black Sea near the Crimean Bridge.
2023-08-5

Russia launches a Kalibr cruise missile attack on Lviv from the Black Sea, killing 10 civilians and injuring 48 others. Ukrainian forces say that they shot down seven of the ten missiles.
2023-07-6

Ukraine says that Russia has launched cruise missile strikes at targets along its Black Sea coast, including at Odesa and Mykolaiv port infrastructure.
2022-07-26

Ukraine and NATO forces launch joint naval drills in the Black Sea codenamed "Sea Breeze 2021". Russia has condemned the drills, with the Russian Defence Ministry saying that they would closely monitor the drills.
2021-06-28

A Russian Tu-154 military passenger airplane carrying 92 people including the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Sochi. The airplane was headed towards Khmeimim, Syria. The Russian Armed Forces are actively involved in the Syrian Civil War.
2016-12-25

Russia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan agree to step up the fight against terrorism and narcotics in a summit in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
2010-08-18