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Keir Starmer says operation involving UK armed forces has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin British armed forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, Keir Starmer has confirmed. In a six-hour operation, the first of it...
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Keir Starmer says operation involving UK armed forces has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin British armed forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in...
“This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fueling Putin's war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Royal Marine Commandos and NCA officers boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation in the early hours of Sunday.
Heart-stopping footage shows the moment Royal Marine commandos stormed a Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in a daring six-hour operation in the English Channel
Royal Marine commandos and specially trained officers led the first UK-led operation of its kind on Sunday morning
The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence says the SMYRTOS was in the English Channel and will be held off the south coast during investigations.
British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker on Sunday morning, its Ministry of Defence said, in the latest effort to disrupt Moscow’s sanctions-evasion network.
RUSSIA has threatened to rig its tankers with explosives and trigger devastating blasts if they are seized again by Britain. One of Vladimir Putin's cronies, Dmitry Rogozin, urged the Kreml...
The vessel was intercepted in the early hours of Sunday morning and is now anchored off the coast of England.
The seizure marks the first time Britain has detained a Russian-linked tanker, amid concerns doing so would cost millions of pounds.
The six-hour operation in the early hours was supported by aircraft, including Chinook helicopters, and navy vessels such as the frigate HMS Sutherland
PM Keir Starmer on X hails ‘yet another blow to Russia’ as part of concerted effort to clamp down on those fuelling Ukraine war
The operation lasted six hours and was supported with aircraft from the Maritime Air Group, an RAF P-8 aircraft, as well as the vessels HMS Sutherland and HMS Ledbury.
Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow's war on Ukraine.
British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel early on Sunday, the first UK-led operation of its kind targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet.
British forces intercepted a UK-sanctioned oil tanker accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Russia's "shadow fleet" in the English Channel on Sunday, in what the country’s defence mi...
Britain’s armed forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday
It is the first time the British navy has boarded an oil tanker sanctioned for its ties to Russia. Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis said the operation was carried out in 'close coordination wit...
The vessel Smyrtos will be provisionally moved to an anchorage off the south coast of England
LONDON (AP) — Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet,”…
The ships — usually aging tankers with dubious ownership — are banned from accessing U.K. ports and services.
Britain’s armed forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday.
LONDON (AP) — Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet,” shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow’s...
The Mo D issued Moscow the bold caution after it captured a shadow Russian oil tanker off the south coast this morning
The UK Ministry of Defence says it captures the vessel Smyrtos in an operation that lasts six hours.
British forces have intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said.
The interception is the first of its kind, with forces using helicopters to take control of the Smyrtos.
Vessel will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue
In a post on social media, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation delivered "yet another blow to Russia".
The ship has been transported to a secure mooring
The six-hour operation was hailed by Ukraine.
The British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel overnight, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed. In a statement on X, the Prime M...
ROYAL Marines have stormed a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker - as Sir Keir Starmer warns Putin's allies they "cannot hide". British forces boarded the covert vessel in a "first of its kin...
Royal Marines, helicopters and a maritime patrol aircraft all took part in the six-hour operation in the English Channel.