Russia shadow fleet tankers

Ukrainian drone evades Russian helicopter fire, strikes tanker off Sochi

A Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces drone evaded fire from a Russian helicopter trying to shoot it down as it approached its target before striking a Russian tanker off Sochi, according to a video posted on Telegram on Sept. 12 by Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi, known as Magyar.

12 September, 01:50 PM

SBU hits shadow-fleet tanker, 3 oil depots in Russia

Ukraine's SBU Security Service struck the Russian shadow-fleet tanker Avero in the Black Sea, as well as three oil depots in Russia's Stavropol Krai, the SBU press service reported on July 19.

19 July, 02:50 PM

Ukraine clears Azov Sea of Russian tankers as Moscow shifts fleet to Black Sea

Ukrainian forces have effectively cleared the Sea of Azov of Russian tankers by striking the shadow fleet, prompting Moscow to concentrate the vessels in the Black Sea instead, Defence Express reported on July 13.

13 July, 06:03 PM

SBU naval drone strikes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker near Yalta

Ukraine's SBU Security Service struck the tanker Blue, part of Russia's "shadow fleet," with a Sea Baby naval drone on July 8, its press service reported on Telegram.

8 July, 06:22 PM

Russia builds shadow LNG fleet to evade sweeping EU sanctions, intelligence says

Russia has begun building a reserve “shadow fleet” of tankers to transport liquefied natural gas, or LNG, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on June 30.

30 June, 12:53 PM

Macron casts French tanker seizure as Europe’s warning shot to Russia

The French Navy on June 23 intercepted Russian shadow fleet tanker Deliver off Sicily after it violated maritime law, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 25.

25 June, 06:37 PM

Putin envoy ties U.K. tanker detention to migrant crisis after alien plea

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s special representative Kirill Dmitriev linked the detention of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel to what he claimed was an attempt to distract from Britain’s migration crisis.

14 June, 10:13 PM

Ukraine hails U.K. tanker seizure as blow to Russia’s war financing network

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed Britain’s interception of a tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet. In a post on X, Sybiha said Russia’s shadow fleet is a tool of war.

14 June, 05:35 PM

U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in six-hour Channel operation

British forces intercepted a tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet on June 14 as it tried to pass through the English Channel, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, the UK Ministry of Defence reported.

14 June, 04:46 PM

Belgium seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in first military interdiction

Belgium’s armed forces, with support from France, for the first time intercepted and took control of a tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said on March 1 on X.

1 March, 12:25 PM

European states warn Russia’s shadow fleet tankers over maritime law violations

Fourteen European countries have issued a joint warning to tankers linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, cautioning that vessels failing to meet international maritime requirements could be treated as stateless ships.

27 January, 02:35 PM

Russia shadow fleet tankers