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The SBU attacked a tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet” for the first time in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea (video)
In the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the SBU’s Alpha hit a tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet” with aerial drones.
Chinese gas tanker arrives at Gazprom’s sanctioned terminal in the Baltic Sea for the first time
China is increasing its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas to circumvent Western sanctions by using a “shadow fleet.”
Kremlin places Wagner operatives on tankers for espionage in EU waters, intelligence says
The Russian Federation is recruiting people with military backgrounds to its “shadow fleet” who spy on EU waters, monitor captains’ actions, and may be involved in sabotage.
Shadow Russian tanker attacked in Rostov-on-Don begins to sink
A Russian tanker hit by drones began to sink near the sea terminal of the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant.
EU imposes new sanctions against ships carrying Russian oil
The EU Council announced the expansion of the sanctions lists, adding 41 vessels that are part of the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
Russian tankers change routes due to fear of new drone strikes
Tanker trips from Novorossiysk are increasingly taking a coastal corridor along Georgia and Turkey, lengthening the crossing and making monitoring more difficult.
Tanker burns in Rostov after drone attack: Russia reports deaths and injuries
A drone attack in the oil tanker port of Rostov-on-Don caused the Valeryi Gorchakov, a ship of the so-called shadow fleet, to catch fire.
The International Maritime Organization called for not attacking ships in the Black Sea
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has called for the non-attack of civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
US preparing new sanctions against ‘shadow fleet’ if Putin rejects peace deal
The United States is preparing another round of sanctions against Russia’s energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow.
Erdogan responded to mutual attacks on ships in the Black Sea
Ankara expressed “strong concern” about the situation in the Black Sea and declared that strikes on commercial vessels were unacceptable.
