Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil tanker in Mediterranean

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Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil tanker in Mediterranean

Ukraine says it has attacked a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker with aerial drones 1,250 miles (2,000km) from its borders, in the first such strike in the Mediterranean Sea since Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago. The source claimed the tanker sustained critical damage and is no longer operational
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Date: December 19, 2025