…Hormuz, the Bam, Suez, and the ever forgotten Turkish straits linking the Black Sea with the Med. Remember, Ukraine and Russia have been targeting each other continually on the high seas, so that's another choke…

…a significant level of naval activity uh for instance russia has deployed uh the majority of her black sea uh submarine fleet um which is most uh most likely actually it's almost certainly in response…

…publishers and the murganov will be heading through tomorrow on february 9th but right now in the black sea coastal observers and maritime tracker watchers have observed the russian intelligence collection ship ivan quarters hanging out…

…not obviously they're not there yet they're not in the black sea yet they just passed through the english channel this morning so again we'll we'll figure that out once once uh…

…this ukrainian conflict goes in the future i'm going to skip over the naval updates for today because i don't really have anything constructive to add and we'll talk about the black sea…

…impacting the oil markets heavily now as Ukraine has continued to strike both Russian oil refineries deep inside Russia as well as oil tankers in the Black Sea. In short, the Ukrainian targeting of Russian ref

…to the black sea we don't know exactly where these ships are at in the med because they're out of ais range but once they start getting closer to the black sea and they…

pments of oil through their pipelines that eventually arrive at the Russian oil terminals on the Black Sea, due to the threats presented by Ukrainian drones. Ireland: This morning a stabbing attack was reported at Holy…

…TURKISH MERCHANTS STRUCK BY UKRAINIAN DRONES IN BLACK SEA. WILDFIRE RESPONSE CONTINUES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS ARSON REMAINS A CONCERN.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: This morning Iranian attacks continued in the Strait of Hormuz…

…and this has changed quite a bit so at the time we made this slide there were a grand total of 12 russian landing craft or landing ships in underway in the black sea a few…

…TURKEY DOWNS UNIDENTIFIED DRONE OVER BLACK SEA. AMERICAN FORCES CONTINUE STAGING IN THE CARIBBEAN. WHITE HOUSE EXPANDS IMMIGRATION VISA RESTRICTIONS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -International Events- Russia: This morning a mass stabbing was reported at the Gorki-2…

…Between June 3rd and June 6th, a substantial portion of the Black Sea Fleet put to sea. What this movement means is anyone’s guess, however such a substantial deployment is likely not without good reason…

…This incident is quite a strong escalation, and does signal that Russia is expanding her influence in the Black Sea on the aerial front...supplementing her command of the waves via the Russian Navy's Black…

…not exactly a rare sight along the Black Sea coast as these things happen sometimes in war. However in this case, it would be extraordinarily unlikely for this vessel to end up where it did, just…

…No major developments regarding the downing of the US UAS over the Black Sea. So far, the stories being told by all parties vary widely. On the economic front, expect more banks to fail both domestically…

…The Lukoil petroleum refinery in Perm was hit overnight, along with the Tuapse Refinery on the Black Sea coast. Analyst Comment: This pivot to targeting Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) facilities began in earnest last October…

…Last night, the M/T *ALTURA* was struck by a drone (likely Ukrainian) in the Black Sea shortly after departing Russia with a cargo of oil. This is the second such strike in recent weeks, which…

…the authorities analyst comments for this wire adding even more gasoline to the fire in Ukraine and americ Amer R q4b Global Hawk reconnaissance drone was flying over the Black Sea and without question collecting Intelligence…

…bottom line up front tensions remain high following Gaza Hospital incident Russia increases presence Patrols in the Black Sea starting with international events in the Middle East Israeli State media announces that all preparations for the…