A Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel reportedly launched a guided missile during an attack on a Russian-occupied offshore gas platform in the Black Sea.
These ships carry large volumes of Russian oil and petroleum products from Russian ports in the Baltics, generating revenue that helps finance the war in Ukraine.
Security analysts say Russia is operating hundreds of vessels to get around the sanctions imposed on its oil exports over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration re-evaluates its positions across multilateral organizations, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Navy, together with the developers of maritime drones, is working to create forces and means that will protect Ukrainian waters from the threat of maritime drones.
The captain of the USKO MFU, a citizen of Azerbaijan, is accused of violating the procedure for entering the occupied territories with the aim of harming state interests.
Magura V5 maritime drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) have hit Russian KC-701 Tunets boats in occupied Crimea. The DIU press service reported on this.
