Black Sea: drone strikes on shipping

Black Sea shipping remains severely disrupted by ongoing drone strikes and military operations. Russia reported overnight attacks on vessels, ports, and logistics infrastructure as of September 27, per press reports. Russia conducted an airstrike on Odesa on September 13, while energy infrastructure strikes continued through mid-September. Marine insurers expanded high-risk zones on September 18 as Turkey proposed a truce to end attacks on commercial vessels. Grain exports have shifted routes: Russia resumed Arctic shipments via Murmansk on September 22 while the Black Sea route closed. Ukraine proposed a maritime truce on September 23, and Russia conditioned grain export resumption on attack cessation on September 26. Turkey and the UN are now facilitating ceasefire talks as of October 1. Most recently, Russia attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship at Odesa port on October 3, killing one person. Zero transits were recorded across monitored approaches; AIS coverage limitations constrain these measurements, per ChartNav's monitor.