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Tanker burning off Sochi was sanctioned Russian shadow fleet vessel
Original: Горящий у берегов Сочи танкер оказался подсанкционным судном "теневого флота" РФ - СМИ По открытым данным, в 2024–2026 г
The tanker Midvolga 2, which caught fire off the coast of Sochi after a reported Ukrainian sea drone strike, has been identified as a sanctioned vessel from Russia's shadow fleet. According to open-source tracking, the Aframax-class tanker repeatedly exported Russian oil in 2024-2026, including from the ports of Novorossiysk and Taman, circumventing Western sanctions. The incident has drawn attention to ongoing attacks on Russian shadow fleet shipping in the Black Sea.
Why now: A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker was hit near a major Russian resort city, highlighting the vulnerability of Russia's oil export fleet to Ukrainian strikes.
Midvolga 2 tankerSochiRussiaUkraineNovorossiysk
Evidence
- Горящий у берегов Сочи танкер оказался подсанкционным судном "теневого флота" РФ - СМИ По открытым данным, в 2024–2026 годах танкерAFRAMAX RIO неоднократно вывозил нефть из российских портов, в том числе из Новороссийска и Тамани. Как пишут российские паблики, судно везло сырую… · Pravda_Gerashchenko@tg.anyfeed.cc
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