SECURITYJun 14 · 10:24 UTCSCMP CHINAReuters

British commandos board Russian shadow fleet tanker, Zelensky grateful

British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, Smyrtos, in the English Channel, disrupting oil revenue that funds Russia’s war in Ukraine. Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded the Cameroon-flagged vessel with support from military assets.

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