Tensions Escalate as Ukraine and Russia Clash in Black Sea and Airspace.

Ukraine attempted to attack a Russian naval ship with six high-speed drone boats as it patrolled major natural gas pipelines in the Black Sea, according to Russia's defense ministry. The attack was unsuccessful and occurred near the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines. The Russian ship continues to carry out its assigned tasks. The TurkStream pipeline allows Moscow to bypass Ukraine as a transit route to Europe, carrying Russian natural gas to southern Europe through the Black Sea and Turkey.