Russia, Ukraine and drones
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The vessel is part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" - unregulated ships that Kyiv says are exporting large quantities of oil despite Western sanctions.
The Kyiv Independent on MSN
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean Sea for the first time, source says
Ukrainian drones struck a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet, a source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said on Dec. 19. The attack, first of its kind,
Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security. This comes after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, according to the defense ministry.
A video of the attack on Novorossiysk with the Sub Sea Baby drone shows a calm port with several ships before a massive explosion kicks up water and debris.
We spent a day at a secret front-line drone command center in Ukraine, where soldiers prepared their deadly munitions in dread that Russian’s own drones might find them.
Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Qendil tanker, an empty vessel belonging to Russia's shadow oil fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, escalating its campaign against Russian maritime exports.
Ukraine has used long-range drones to attack Russian oil platforms as it expands its strikes on the country's energy sector.
Türkiye’s Interior Ministry said a Russian-origin unmanned aerial vehicle believed to be an Orlan-10 reconnaissance and surveillance drone was
NATO countries, including Canada, are falling behind Russia and China in the development of Arctic-capable drones — uncrewed aerial and land vehicles that are ideal for surveillance.