Indeed, the Black Sea is unique among major bodies of water for its two layers. The top layer, fed by freshwater from rivers like the Danube, the Dniester and the Dnieper, teems with life.

The Black Sea faces a long-term danger from naval mines ... was a YaM mine — a Soviet-era anchor-type river mine that floats a few feet below the surface. "So was it actually floating mines ...

The Russian Black Sea Fleet has been involved in hundreds of ... Russia has used drones to target Ukraine’s Danube River ports. Ukraine has devoted considerable effort to degrading Russian ...

MYKHAILO: I would say that this is a classic river patrol boat ... but Russia's control of the Black Sea means Moscow can keep Ukraine from exporting its abundant grain. And since July 17 ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

has become an export hub as an alternative to the major Black Sea ports. Grain shipments arrive by truck and are loaded onto barges that travel down the river to the Romanian port of Constanta ...

Joanna Lumley returns to ITV, this time embarking on a rip-roaring adventure across the heart of Europe following the most international river in the world, the Danube. From source to sea, Joanna will ...

Ukraine’s Danube River ports have become key arteries for grain exports. But threats from Russia and costly delays have made some shippers rethink their operations in the Black Sea. By Jenny ...