In 2025, the Russian Federation damaged 39 vessels in the ports of Ukraine and the Black Sea.

According to the Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, by 2025, the Russian Federation had attacked vessels in Odessa ports and the Black Sea waters 22 times, both directly targeting the ships and the port infrastructure in general, damaging 30 civilian vessels, 8 floating devices (barges and pontoons), and 1 military ship, reports Economic Truth. Among the crews of the ships and the workers of the port infrastructure, there were fatalities and injuries. In terms of months, damages were incurred: Information regarding January to February was not available. Vessels in the Odessa and Izmail MTP, the Chornomorsk MTP, the Danube ports, the coastal waters of the Black Sea, and the mouth of the Danube were affected. In November, most of the vessels were affected during the attack on the Izmail MTP. It is worth ...