Latest "Блокада Ленинграда" stories

Sailor dies after ladderwell accident on board warship

The Ticonderoga-class cruiser was underway in the eastern Mediterranean Sea about 180 nautical miles west of Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete.

By Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News

3 years ago

Greece, Israel, Cyprus sign deal for EastMed gas pipeline

The race to claim offshore energy deposits in the southern Mediterranean has created new tensions between Greece and Cyprus, on one side, and historic rival Turkey.

3 years ago

Turkish troops to fight in Libya

That deal, along with a separate agreement on maritime boundaries between Turkey and Libya, has led to anger across the region and beyond.

3 years ago

Why the Donald Cook is still sailing the Black Sea

Adm. James Foggo, commander of Naval Forces-Europe, announced last week that the Spain-based Arleigh Burke-class destroyer also is slated to visit the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Leningrad siege survivors recall their ordeal after 75 years

The siege of Leningrad lasted nearly 2 ½ years until the Soviet Army drove the Nazi troops away on Jan. 27, 1944.

4 years ago

Yemen’s Shiite rebels hand over control of Hodeida port

The handover is the first in a series of confidence-building measures agreed to in Sweden that could pave the way for a political settlement of Yemen's 4-year-old war pitting the Iran-aligned rebels known as Houthis against the internationally recognized government backed since 2015 by a Saudi-led coalition.

4 years ago