#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 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?
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-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")