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Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea
Ukrainian Sea Baby drones disabled two Russian shadow fleet tankers carrying oil worth up to $70 million, disrupting Moscow's sanction-evasion oil shipments, officials said.
- 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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Kiev's security services are targeting tankers from Putin's shadow fleet with naval drones, which is another blow to Russia's economy.
Ukraine's military is going to attack in the Black Sea, sending a clear message to Russia – but also to the West.
·Vienna, Austria
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Vladimir Putin's 'shadow fleet' tankers burst into flames as Ukrainian officals hold crunch US talks
Vladimir Putin’s "shadow fleet" of ships has been struck by Ukrainian underwater drones, with two vessels suffering severe damage as dramatic fireballs tore through their hulls.The critical blow to Russia’s war effort comes as officials from Kyiv travel to Washington DC for talks on ending the war with Russia. Moscow’s secretive fleet comprises hundreds of ageing tankers operating under flags of convenience to circumvent Western sanctions impose…
·London, United Kingdom
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