{"id":385507,"date":"2026-10-07T10:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/civilian-ships-in-the-crosshairs-of-russias-war-on-ukraine-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:01:05","slug":"civilian-ships-in-the-crosshairs-of-russias-war-on-ukraine-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/civilian-ships-in-the-crosshairs-of-russias-war-on-ukraine-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilian ships in the crosshairs of Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hBn5x_1JQjg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Civilian ships in the crosshairs of Russia's war on Ukraine | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBn5x_1JQjg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After three recent incidents of vessels being targeted in the Black Sea, what exactly is going on in this vital European waterway? Russia says one of the ships was targeted by Ukraine, and Bulgaria says other vessels were carrying Ukrainian cargo. Steven Horrell, a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis headquartered in Washington, DC, is joining us to unpack whether this is a sign the war between Ukraine and Russia is spilling over into NATO territory.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three recent incidents of vessels being targeted in the Black Sea, what exactly is going on in this vital European waterway? 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