Abroad
Russia could have given North Korea a nuclear reactor for a submarine, media reports
South Korean intelligence has received information that Russia has transferred modules of a nuclear power plant for submarines to the DPRK.
Russian vessels actively collect data on submarine cables in Europe, — TsPD
British media and analysts report that Russian reconnaissance vessels and drones are actively collecting data on underwater cables and pipelines in Europe.
Australia tightens sanctions against Russian oil and “shadow fleet”
Canberra has lowered the price ceiling for Russian oil to $47.60 per barrel and added 95 more ships to the sanctions list.
Russia’s old fleet could cause a fishing crisis in the aggressor country
Today, the Russian naval fleet of industrial vessels is 820-830 units, and 65% of them are already over 30 years old.
NATO ships detained a Russian vessel in Swedish waters
The Swedish Coast Guard and two NATO ships have launched a security operation after the Russian fishing vessel Mechanic Stepanov found itself in the Öresund Strait near Sweden.
Bulgaria arrests Russian owner of ship whose saltpeter exploded in Beirut in 2020
Igor Grechushkin, the Russian owner of a cargo ship linked to the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that caused the explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020, has been arrested in Bulgaria.
After the attack on the port of Primorsk in the Gulf of Finland, a queue of tankers carrying Russian oil is building up
Tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet” are beginning to accumulate in the Gulf of Finland, which were heading to load at the Russian port of Primorsk. As a reminder, the port was attacked by Ukrainian UAVs on September 12.
Sanctioned tanker with Russian oil in India changes port due to entry ban
The Noble Walker tanker, carrying about a million barrels of Russian oil for HPCL Mittal Energy, changed course and entered the port of Vadinar.
Polish Foreign Minister Calls on NATO to Restrict Passage of Russian Ships in the Baltic Region
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called on the EU to find a coordinated approach against the Russian “shadow fleet” in the Baltic Sea.
Belgium and the Netherlands will transfer seven minesweepers to Bulgaria, provided that Ukraine supports it
Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed to transfer seven Tripartite-class minesweepers to Bulgaria free of charge — four Belgian and three Dutch.
