
#Baltic Sea
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![Satellite image shows multiple oil storage tanks on fire with thick black smoke billowing from the Russian Ust-Luga oil terminal complex after multiple drone strikes. (Source: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty Images) Satellite image shows multiple oil storage tanks on fire with thick black smoke billowing from the Russian Ust-Luga oil terminal complex after multiple drone strikes. (Source: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty Images)]()
![The oil tanker “Grinch”, suspected of belonging to the Russian “shadow fleet”, is seen outside the coast of Martigues near the port of Marseille-Fos, France, on January 25, 2026, as the French Navy surveils it. (Source: Getty Images) The oil tanker “Grinch”, suspected of belonging to the Russian “shadow fleet”, is seen outside the coast of Martigues near the port of Marseille-Fos, France, on January 25, 2026, as the French Navy surveils it. (Source: Getty Images)]()
![Russian Purga, an ice-class border patrol ship from Project 23550, after a drone strike, March 25, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus) Russian Purga, an ice-class border patrol ship from Project 23550, after a drone strike, March 25, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]()
![Illustration of Russia’s P-800 Oniks supersonic missile and Kh-35 anti-ship missile, highlighting key strike systems used in coastal defense operations. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians) Illustration of Russia’s P-800 Oniks supersonic missile and Kh-35 anti-ship missile, highlighting key strike systems used in coastal defense operations. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]()
![Fire at the oil export port in Russia’s Leningrad region, March 23, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus) Fire at the oil export port in Russia’s Leningrad region, March 23, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]()
![Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Growing Threat in the Baltic Sea Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Threat in the Baltic Sea]()
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As Russia exports record levels of crude oil through its so-called “Shadow Fleet,” consisting of poorly insured, improperly maintained, ships and operating in violation of international maritime law. As a result, security concerns in the Baltic Sea are rising. Could the fleet be restricted—or even blocked—from operating there?









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