Black Sea: shipping, ecology and beaches – MykVisti
  • Sunday

    18 October, 2026

  • 15.7°
    Light drizzle

    Mykolaiv

  • 18 October , 2026 • Sunday

  • Mykolaiv • 15.7° Light drizzle

sea between Europe and Asia

The Black Sea lies between Europe and Western Asia and washes the coast of Odesa and Mykolaiv Oblasts. During the war, Russia attacks civilian ships and ports, and most beaches in Odesa Oblast stay closed because the sea may be mined. In July 2026, Ukraine called a UN Security Council meeting over Russian attacks on civilian ships, and the GOLDEN LEO, a vessel that sank after a Russian attack off Odesa Oblast, threatened to pollute the sea with fuel.

Ecologists record the deaths of dolphins and other cetaceans: in August 2026, seven dead animals were found in five days on the coast between Mykolaiv and the village of Prymorske. Turkey is holding talks with Ukraine and Russia on a new grain corridor.

MykVisti covers shipping security, sea pollution from sewage and fuel, deaths of marine mammals, and beaches and the swimming season in Odesa.

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