Ukraine Strikes Russian Shadow Tanker in Black Sea with Sea Drones

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Ukraine has reportedly struck another Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Black Sea using advanced sea drones. The Comoros-flagged Dashan, already sanctioned by multiple Western countries, was hit while speeding through Ukrainian waters with its transponder off. Ukrainian forces say the vessel suffered critical damage in the attack. With over €50 million in oil onboard, this is a major blow to Russia’s shadow fleet. As Kyiv pushes the Russian Navy further from Crimea, Ukraine’s naval strategy is reshaping the war at sea. WooGlobe Ref : WGA457404 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Another Russian oil tanker has just been hit in the Black Sea,

00:03and this one may be a 75 million euros blow.

00:06Ukraine's sea drones have reportedly struck again,

00:09targeting a Shadow Fleet tanker called Dishan,

00:12a vessel banned by the EU, UK, Canada, Australia and Switzerland.

00:17This ship was running with its transponder off,

00:19speeding through Ukraine's exclusive waters near Crimea.

00:22Its destination? The Russian port of Novorossysk, but it never made it.

00:28Ukraine's security service says the tanker took critical damage.

00:31And the hit was no accident.

00:33The operation was carried out by elite Ukrainian forces using naval drones.

00:38At the same time, a British surveillance aircraft was reportedly in the air nearby.

00:42Dishan was worth around 25 million euros,

00:45and was carrying oil worth over 50 million euros.

00:48That's a massive loss for Russia's sanctions-busting Shadow Fleet.

00:52Putin once threatened to cut Ukraine off from the sea.

00:55But today, Ukraine is pushing the Russian navy farther and farther back,

00:59even forcing them to flee ports in Crimea.

01:02As for the Shadow Fleet?

01:03Ukraine seems determined to bring every one of those tankers into the light.

01:07The war on land may be grinding on,

01:09but in the Black Sea, Ukraine is rewriting the map, one drone at a time.

01:13Because when I did not take all these big lines,

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