Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War.

EADaily, August 20th, 2025. For more than three years, gas from the Odessa field has been burning out in the Black Sea. The fishery was launched to provide fuel for the peninsula. However, in 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on the production platforms and the gas is still burning out.

It’s both tempting and normal to focus on the land when it comes to conflict and war. This is where the majority of the visible fighting takes place. Even the Falklands War, a notably maritime conflict,