#Baltic Sea
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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
![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 Threat in the Baltic Sea]( "Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Growing Threat in the Baltic Sea")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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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?![Ships of the German Navy, including the “Baden-Wuerttemberg” frigate (in foreground), sail at twilight during the Andoya “Missile Firing Exercise 2025” military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ships of the German Navy, including the “Baden-Wuerttemberg” frigate (in foreground), sail at twilight during the Andoya “Missile Firing Exercise 2025” military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian Baltic Fleet vessels in ceremonial formation at a rehearsal of the navy parade on May 7, 2015 in Baltiysk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Baltic Fleet vessels in ceremonial formation at a rehearsal of the navy parade on May 7, 2015 in Baltiysk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Anti-tank barriers known as “dragon’s teeth” and barbed wire are installed on the border bridge in Narva on the Estonian-Russian border on January 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Anti-tank barriers known as “dragon’s teeth” and barbed wire are installed on the border bridge in Narva on the Estonian-Russian border on January 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
-9a5267da2a14df9170e8745c5519bee6.png "Fire at the oil export port in Russia’s Leningrad region, March 23, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
-abf2a5268e29b5bcfbb45e9985ba3150.png "Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Growing Threat in the Baltic Sea")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
