{
  "name": "America Strikes Strike Ledger — Black Sea",
  "region": "black-sea",
  "region_name": "Black Sea",
  "url": "https://americastrikes.com/ledger/black-sea/",
  "ledger_url": "https://americastrikes.com/ledger/",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Credit americastrikes.com/ledger with a link.",
  "note": "Reported, not verified by America Strikes. Casualty fields are as reported; absent means not reported.",
  "updated": "2026-10-05",
  "count": 9,
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "2026-10-05-black-sea-black-sea",
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Black Sea",
      "country": "International waters",
      "actor": "Russia",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "vessel": {
        "flag": "Turkey",
        "type": "grain vessel"
      },
      "killed": 1,
      "summary": "A Russian drone strike hit a Turkish-owned, corn-carrying vessel in the Black Sea, killing the ship's captain while 11 crew members were rescued, Zelensky said.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr0j0w3p8453o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "source_name": "BBC",
      "article_slug": "2026-10-05-zelensky-russian-strike-corn-vessel-black-sea",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-10-05-zelensky-russian-strike-corn-vessel-black-sea/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-09-black-sea-novorossiysk-oil-terminal",
      "date": "2026-09-09",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Novorossiysk oil terminal",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Ukraine",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "energy",
      "weapon": "drone",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 4,
      "summary": "Ukrainian drones struck Novorossiysk, Russia's key Black Sea oil terminal, overnight, killing four people and sparking a fire at port facilities.",
      "source_url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Ukraine-Targets-Russias-Key-Black-Sea-Oil-Port.html",
      "source_name": "OilPrice",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-09-russia-trump-ukraine-us-aid-war",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-09-russia-trump-ukraine-us-aid-war/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-03-black-sea-sochi",
      "date": "2026-09-03",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Sochi",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Ukraine",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "port",
      "weapon": "drone",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels struck the port of Sochi, the first drone boat attack ever recorded against the Russian Black Sea resort city.",
      "source_url": "https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukrainian-sea-drones-strike-russian-black-sea-resort-town-of-sochi-for-the-first-time",
      "source_name": "The War Zone",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-03-ukraine-sea-drones-sochi-first-strike",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-03-ukraine-sea-drones-sochi-first-strike/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-13-black-sea-ukrainian-port-unnamed",
      "date": "2026-08-13",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Ukrainian port (unnamed)",
      "country": "Ukraine",
      "actor": "Russia",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "port",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "A Russian missile strike sparked a fire at a Ukrainian port, part of a sustained campaign against Ukraine's maritime infrastructure.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/russian-strike-sparks-fire-at-ukraine-port-zelenskyy-seeks-interceptors?traffic_source=rss",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-13-russian-strike-ukraine-port-zelenskyy-interceptors",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-13-russian-strike-ukraine-port-zelenskyy-interceptors/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-20-black-sea-black-sea",
      "date": "2026-07-20",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Black Sea",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Ukraine",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "mixed",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Ukrainian forces struck six vessels in the Black Sea as part of a coordinated series of long-range strikes.",
      "source_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/",
      "source_name": "Yahoo News",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-20-ukraine-zelensky-oil-depot-moscow-black-sea-strikes",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-20-ukraine-zelensky-oil-depot-moscow-black-sea-strikes/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-20-black-sea-caspian-pipeline-consortium-terminal",
      "date": "2026-07-20",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, Black Sea",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Unattributed",
      "attribution": "unattributed",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "A drone struck a tanker loading crude oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Black Sea export terminal, forcing a halt to exports.",
      "source_url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Drone-Strike-Halts-Exports-at-Strategic-Black-Sea-Oil-Terminal.html",
      "source_name": "OilPrice.com",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-20-russia-ukraine-drone-bus-civilians-border",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-20-russia-ukraine-drone-bus-civilians-border/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-20-black-sea-near-odesa",
      "date": "2026-07-20",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Near Odesa, Ukraine",
      "country": "Ukraine",
      "actor": "Russia",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 10,
      "summary": "A Russian strike on a vessel near Odesa killed at least 10 people.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/20/russian-strike-on-ship-near-odesa-kills-10-ukraine-hits-moscow-with-drones?traffic_source=rss",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-20-russia-odesa-ship-strike-ukraine-drones-moscow",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-20-russia-odesa-ship-strike-ukraine-drones-moscow/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-15-black-sea-black-sea",
      "date": "2026-07-15",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Black Sea",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Ukraine",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Ukrainian forces struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including 17 oil tankers, in one of the largest single-day naval strikes of the war.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/ukraine-strikes-20-russian-vessels",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-15-russia-ukraine-missile-drone-strikes",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-15-russia-ukraine-missile-drone-strikes/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-08-black-sea-sea-of-azov",
      "date": "2026-07-08",
      "region": "black-sea",
      "place": "Sea of Azov",
      "country": "Russia",
      "actor": "Ukraine",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Ukrainian drones set at least two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov as part of a campaign against Russian energy exports.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/ukraine-targets-russian-oil-depots-and-tankers-in-drone-attacks?traffic_source=rss",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-09-ukraine-drones-russian-oil-depots",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-09-ukraine-drones-russian-oil-depots/"
    }
  ]
}