Defense forces hit Russian “shadow fleet” tanker in the Black Sea
17.06.2026 - 14:49
The Ukrainian military struck a Russian tanker, logistics routes and control points of the invaders.
The operation was carried out on June 16 and on the night of June 17, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The tanker Fina A (IMO:9283306) was hit in the Black Sea, which Russia uses to transport oil and oil products in circumvention of international sanctions.
The vessel is under sanctions by the EU, Great Britain, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The General Staff noted that the target was confirmed to have been hit, and information on the extent of the damage is being clarified.
In particular, the Defense Forces struck enemy military logistics facilities in the temporarily occupied south of Ukraine. We are talking about a road bridge across the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region, as well as a bridge in the Voinka area.
Ukrainian military also struck a command and observation post and a control point of Russian troops near Velyka Novoselka in the Donetsk region.
Separately, the control points of the invaders’ drones in the Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, were hit.
