US EditionUkraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea
Ukraine's Sea Baby maritime drones caused critical damage to two Russian tankers, disrupting oil shipments that violate international sanctions, according to Ukrainian security officials.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian officials said Sea Baby underwater drones carried out attacks on two Russian shadow-fleet tankers in the Black Sea, following claims of explosions on Friday and Saturday.
- Aiming to disrupt sanction‑evasion networks, Ukrainian forces targeted Russia's shadow fleet, which uses some tankers, including the Gambian-flagged Virat, many under flags of convenience, to carry oil despite sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union this year.
- The Gambian‑flagged Kairos, 275 meters long and nearly 80,000 tons, had all 25 crew members evacuated after an explosion.
- Neither vessel was in Turkish waters when struck, and Ukraine claimed both tankers sustained critical damage, Ukrainian sources said.
- Earlier this year, several unexplained explosions occurred on ships that carried Russian oil, and both tankers had transited the Bosphorus Strait with other sanctioned ships, per shipping data.
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Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with drones in Black Sea
By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign
The oil tankers Kairos (Kairos) and Virat (Virat) belonging to Russia's Shadow Fleet) were hit in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey by the Sea Baby of the Security Service of Ukraine, as reported by Interfax Ukraine, Ukrainian Truth and RBK Ukraine with reference to a source in the special service.
Ukraine claimed to be the perpetrator of an attack on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea. The ships, empty and under Gambian flag, suffered minor damage.
According to Kiev security circles, Ukraine is responsible for explosions on two oil tankers in the Black Sea, as confirmed by a spokesman for the SBU of the AFP news agency.
Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater blasts in Black Sea
Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, according to an official in Ukraine’s security services (SBU).
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