Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov says the United States should remove sanctions barriers to restore the Black Sea grain initiative.

The Russian Defense Ministry says the country’s air defenses have shot down eight Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula.

The Russian defense ministry says it has destroyed a Ukrainian "reconnaissance boat" in the Black Sea and intercepted four drones sent by Kiev to attack Russian targets.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev calls for further destructive raids in Western Ukraine in response to Kiev's recent drone attacks against Russian commercial shipping and civilian targets.

Russia says it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to intercept a US drone over the Black Sea.

The Kremlin rebuffs the UN chief's call to return to the Black Sea grain deal.

Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on a Black Sea military patrol ship.