Ukraine says it struck two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers near Novorossiysk
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck two Russian "shadow fleet" oil tankers near the entrance to the port of Novorossiysk, leaving both vessels disabled. Zelenskyy said the tankers were actively used to transport Russian oil and that the operation involved Ukraine's Navy and the SBU under Chief of General Staff Hnatov. The strikes hit shadow‑fleet ships that ferry sanctioned Russian oil from a key Black Sea export hub. The action further degrades Russia's maritime oil logistics and raises risks for insurance, shipping operations and naval escalation in the Black Sea.
🔥🇺🇦 Zelensky: Our soldiers continue to apply sanctions against the Russian shadow oil fleet - they hit two such vessels in the waters of the entrance to the port of Novorossiysk. These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they will not be.
Beautiful approach! The steering gear section is perfectly positioned above the impact point. This ship won't sail for long.
Looks like precision targeting for those vessels. 🎯
My favourite kind of sanctions, glory to the Ukrainian heroes
Those kind of sanctions are the most effective!🔥🔥
Hit those empty Tankers every where in the World!! Cannot be that hard!!
As Trump takes sanctions off Russian oil, Ukraine enforces its own sanctions.
Ukrainian sanctions... The best in the world!
Wow, the detail is freaking amazing
❗️Zelensky said Ukrainian forces struck two Russian shadow fleet vessels at the entrance to Novorossiysk port. He said the tankers had been actively used to transport oil and were hit in an operation led by Chief of General Staff Hnatov and carried out by the Navy and SBU. #Ukraine
In Russian Navy, Black Sea Fleet was supposedly a cushy assignement. As opposed to e.g. the Northern Fleet. The climate, you now. You won this on the strenght of connections and such, not on merit. I wonder if what we see, unopposed attack on Russian maritime assets, is in some way a result of this.
Somebody, please put the Jaws tune on it.