Russian tankers

France halts Russian shadow tanker, arrests its crew

French law enforcement detained two crew members of a tanker believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet as part of a state investigation, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu wrote on X on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 02:29 PM

UK urges G7 to lower Russian oil price cap to pressure Putin

The United Kingdom urged G7 allies to agree on lowering the marginal price of oil for Russia to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reports on May 22.

22 May 2025, 06:19 PM

New fuel oil leaks from sunken Russian tankers spotted in Kerch Strait

New fuel oil leaks from Russian tankers that sank in December have been detected in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported, citing satellite images on April 3.

3 April 2025, 04:43 PM

US sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil lead to floating storage surge

The volume of Russian and Iranian oil stored on tankers has reached a multi-month high as stricter U.S. sanctions have reduced the number of buyers and available tankers for shipments, Reuters reported on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 07:37 PM

Oil spill from Russian tankers reaches Odesa Oblast — photos

Oil from Russian tankers Volgoneft-239 and Volgoneft-212 has reached Odesa’s coast, a nature park professor said on Facebook on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 04:48 PM

Putin's 'rusty tankers' threaten the Baltic Sea — German FM Baerbock

The recent incident in the Baltic Sea involving a Russian tanker highlights the threats posed by Russia to other countries, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Jan. 10.

11 January 2025, 01:36 AM

Russian oil spill nears Odesa and Mykolaiv coasts

Oil spilled from sunken Russian tankers may reach the Black Sea coasts of Mykolaiv and Odesa, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on Jan. 9.

9 January 2025, 10:03 AM

Catastrophic Kerch Strait oil spill prompts state of emergency in occupied Crimea

A federal emergency has been declared in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea due to the fuel oil spill caused by two Russian tankers that sank in the Kerch Strait on Dec. 15, Kremlin-appointed puppet governor Sergei Aksyonov told RBC on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 01:46 PM

Oil spill stretches for kilometers as Russian tankers sink near Crimea

Videos of an oil spill disaster allegedly caused by two sinking Russian tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, in the Kerch Strait are circulating online.

17 December 2024, 12:45 PM

Ukrainian defenders destroy over 100 Russian tank battalions in 2024 alone

Since the beginning of 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed and disabled 3,179 tanks of the Russian army, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Nov. 5.

6 November 2024, 10:00 AM

Western companies insure Russian oil tankers defying G7 sanctions

Western insurance companies have been providing coverage for Russian oil tankers, despite G7 price caps and sanctions aimed at reducing Russia's ability to finance its war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 04:24 PM

EU and Britain to fight Russian 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers

The United Kingdom plans to call on several European countries to take action against the so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers used by Russia to circumvent international sanctions, Bloomberg reported on July 15.

16 July 2024, 10:39 AM

Ukrainian Armed Forces capture Russian ‘turtle’ T-62 tank with crew – Video

Ukrainian forces captured a Russian T-62 tank with a so-called "shed" installed over the armor and captured its crew near Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, press service of the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade reported on Facebook on June 17.

17 June 2024, 06:12 PM

Russian army introduces ‘special air defense system’ to tanks - Video

After deciding that so-called “grills” were not enough to protect Russian tanks from drones, Russian Armed Forces began to put soldiers with hunting rifles on their armor, Russian propagandist channels reported.

5 June 2024, 02:17 PM

Ukraine destroys yet another Russian ‘wunderwaffe’ T-90 tank in Donetsk Oblast – Video

Soldiers of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast destroyed another “legendary” Russian tank T-90 'Proryv', the 47th separate mechanized brigade's UAV strike company reported on Telegram on May 25.

25 May 2024, 03:00 PM

Ukrainian military reportedly causes massive fuel tank backlog on Crimean Bridge

A queue of thousands of railroad cars has amassed at the entrance to the Crimean Bridge, some waiting for as long as six months, the Russian state outlet Kommersant reported on March 25.

25 March 2024, 03:15 PM

Major Indian refiner Reliance Industries rejecting Russian oil tankers amid US sanctions

Indian company Reliance Industries, the owner of the world's largest oil refinery complex, refuses to accept oil delivered by tankers of the Russian company Sovcomflot (SCF), Reuters reported on March 20.

21 March 2024, 12:31 PM

Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker collides off Denmark

A tanker from the shadow fleet of ships assembled to carry Russian oil was involved in a collision near Denmark on March 2, casting fresh light on the risks vessels with unknown ownership pose to the world’s oceans, Bloomberg reported on March 19.

20 March 2024, 11:29 AM

Russian oil tankers abandon Liberian and Marshall Islands flags due to U.S. sanctions

Russian oil tankers have stopped operating under the flags of Liberia and the Marshall Islands in response to the United States' stricter enforcement of sanctions related to vessels registered under these flags, Reuters reported on March 6.

7 March 2024, 09:30 AM

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