Ukraine said its forces struck a sanctioned Russian oil tanker operating in the Black Sea along with multiple military logistics and command facilities in coordinated operations carried out on June 16 and overnight into June 17, according to the country’s General Staff.
The tanker, identified as FINA A (IMO 9283306), is part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet used to transport crude oil and petroleum products in an effort to circumvent international sanctions, the General Staff said in a statement.
The extent of damage to the vessel has not yet been determined.
The strike took place in the Black Sea area between the Russian ports of Anapa and Novorossiysk, according to vessel tracking references cited in Ukrainian reporting.
The tanker measures 244.6 metres in length with a gross tonnage of 62,002 and has been used in Russian oil export operations despite sanctions imposed by Western governments.
Ukraine said the vessel is sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom,
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