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Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea

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By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Darya Tarasova (CNN) — Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, according to an official in Ukraine’s security services (SBU).

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Darya Tarasova (CNN) — Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, according to an official in Ukraine’s security services (SBU).

  2. Herald Bulletin

    Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Ukraine has used Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea. An official from Ukraine’s security services told The Associated Press about the attack

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Darya Tarasova (CNN) — Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called

  4. New York Post

    Ukraine hit two ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers with drones in Black Sea (opens New York Post)

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    Ukraine hit two tankers used by Russia to export oil with marine drones in the Black Sea in a joint operation to hit the so-called 'shadow fleet' vessels run by the SBU and Ukraine's navy.

  5. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Naval Drones Strike Two Russian Oil Tankers in Black Sea (opens Breitbart News)

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    Ukraine used domestically produced Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, a Ukraine official said.

  6. The Guardian

    Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea (opens The Guardian)

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    Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets

  7. NBC News

    Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers with naval drones (opens NBC News)

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    Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia's vast oil industry

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