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[Combat] Ukrainian naval drones strike Russian shadow fleet tankers, KAIRO and VIRAT, in the Black Sea. (i.imgur.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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SSU Sea Baby maritime drones struck two sanctioned tankers of the Russian shadow fleet, KAIRO and VIRAT, in the Black Sea.

This was a joint operation of the 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence of the SSU and the Ukrainian Navy.

During the attack, the sanctioned vessels were empty — they were heading to load in the port of Novorossiysk.

You once donated to these drones😉

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 64 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Once they make it a habit of destroying ships in the Russian shadow fleet, availability of crews and insurance will dry up, further reducing Russian economic power, pushing Russia closer to the tipping point. Ukraine doesn't need to destroy them all, just make it so most ships are unwilling to do Russia's business.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe shadow fleet vessels are already uninsured. The way the sanctions are enforced is through insurance.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah and they are buying old ships that would otherwise be headed to dismantling outfits.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Crispy clear videos from these sea drones... Love everything about this!

Except for the reason 🤬 Piss off to your own country, azzholes.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 28 points 3 months ago

Lol Russia is fucked

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I hope they are targeting empty tankers, and not ones full of crude oil.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 39 points 3 months ago

They were empty and headed to Novorossiysk to be loaded.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They are

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

They are empty? Or full of oil?

[–] virku@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes!

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's realarming.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

They are targeting empty ones

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

They were returning under ballast, so not full of oil.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago

Not anymore!

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They're empty. You can tell by how high they are in the water. That doesn't mean that there isn't an environmental impact. An empty tanker still has a lot of crude oil contamination and marine fuel (which is nasty nasty stuff).

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago

Slava Ukraini!

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

lol. I love it. Attacking combat ships, they have to move in quick. With tankers, these guys just troll right up next to them!