#Shadow Fleet
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![Oil tanker Skiros pictured at sea.]( "Oil tanker Skiros pictured at sea.")
![Sanctioned tanker GREGAL. Illustrative photo. (Source: MarineTraffic)]( "Sanctioned tanker GREGAL. Illustrative photo. (Source: MarineTraffic)")
![The detained Smyrtos vessel outside the harbour. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An Arctic Route Backfires for a Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Heading to China")
![A female sailor patrols the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it takes on supplies in Portsmouth. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A female sailor patrols the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it takes on supplies in Portsmouth. (Source: Getty Images)")
![HMS Severn (not pictured) is tracking the Russian Neustrashimy frigate.]( "HMS Severn (not pictured) is tracking the Russian Neustrashimy frigate.")
![Is Russia Preparing Environmental Terrorism in Europe?]( "Is Russia Preparing Environmental Terrorism in Europe?")
- Author
![Dmytro Korniienko]( "Dmytro Korniienko")
- Category
- War in Ukraine
When the UK detained a Russian shadow fleet tanker in June, Moscow’s response wasn’t limited to diplomatic outrage. Senior Russian officials openly floated the idea of destroying their own vessels.
-7643f15df5e86f7e15ea162f6c9f8d0b.png "Sanctioned tanker GREGAL. Illustrative photo. (Source: MarineTraffic)")
