Ukraine thanks UK for intercepting sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker

Ukraine thanks UK for intercepting sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker

In a post on social media, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation delivered "yet another blow to Russia".

UK Forces Seize Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker

Britain’s defense ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sancti...

Zelenskyy thanks UK for intercepting Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after armed forces board vessel - UK politics live

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Chann...

Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

Britain’s armed forces have boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel

Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

LONDON (AP) — Armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker Sunday that is suspected of being part of…

Ukrainian drone strikes kill one, spark fire at oil facility in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's forces had “struck an oil facility that was important for the reserve of the aggressor state” in the Yaroslavl region

WATCH: Ex-Army chief warns of more Russian warships in the Channel after oil tanker interception

Lord Richard Dannatt, a former head of the Army, has said that the interception of a shadow fleet tanker in the Channel may result in Russian warships escorting through the English Channel...

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

Prime minister hails ‘yet another blow to Russia’ as part of effort to clamp down on those fuelling Ukraine war

UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in 'first operation of its kind'

“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.

Dramatic video shows moment Royal Marines storm Russian shadow fleet tanker off UK coast

Royal Marines, armed with assault rifles, can be seen in the footage making their way through the vessel.

Royal Marine commandos storm Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

Royal Marine commandos and specially trained officers led the first UK-led operation of its kind on Sunday morning

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Ukrainian drone strikes kill 1 and spark fire at oil facility in Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded nine others in Russia’s Oryol region overnight, officials said Sunday

UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says

Royal Marine Commandos and NCA officers boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation in the early hours of Sunday.

Ukrainian drone strikes kill 1 and spark fire at oil facility in Russia

A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in Russia’s southwestern Oryol region, local officials said Sunday, while a separate strike hit an oil facility as part of Kyiv’s campaign of stri...

UK forces board sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker

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.

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U.K. forces intercept a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

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.

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Russian tanker seized in the Channel as UK Government suggests defence spending negotiations are still ongoing

The vessel was intercepted in the early hours of Sunday morning and is now anchored off the coast of England.

UK seizes Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

The seizure marks the first time Britain has detained a Russian-linked tanker, amid concerns doing so would cost millions of pounds.

UK forces intercept Russian shadow vessel in English Channel

UK armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, the Prime Minister said.

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in English Channel

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 detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia's shadow fleet

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.

UK intercepts oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet in English Channel

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...

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

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...

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

The vessel Smyrtos will be provisionally moved to an anchorage off the south coast of England

U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry

The ships — usually aging tankers with dubious ownership — are banned from accessing U.K. ports and services.

Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

Britain’s armed forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday.

UK forces seize suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

The UK Ministry of Defence says it captures the vessel Smyrtos in an operation that lasts six hours.

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to cross English Channel

UK forces intercept Russian vessel in English Channel

British forces have intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said.

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

Vessel will ⁠be ​held and monitored ​off the south coast of England as investigations ‌continue

Armed Forces intercept Russian shadow fleet ship in English Channel

The ship has been transported to a secure mooring

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet in English Channel

The six-hour operation was hailed by Ukraine.