The Shadow Fleet

[HavokFour]

And a bunch more today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2075149342202098152

Aftermath from one of the ships over the last couple days of strikes.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2075528695280717935

 

[HavokFour]

Another 18 over night, bringing the total this week to 48 ships.

Ukraine Says It Hit 18 Russian Vessels, Oil Refineries in Overnight Drone Strike

Reported overnight strike targets include 13 oil tankers linked to Moscow’s “shadow fleet,” along with oil refineries, fuel terminals and power

www.kyivpost.com

 

[HavokFour]

Shipping through the Don-Azov channel was suspended on Friday, but the strikes continue.

Ukraine Says It Hit 18 Russian Vessels, Oil Refineries in Overnight Drone Strike

Reported overnight strike targets include 13 oil tankers linked to Moscow’s “shadow fleet,” along with oil refineries, fuel terminals and power

www.kyivpost.com

 

[brihard]

Even assuming the numbers/impacts are greatly exaggerated, which I think is reasonable to do until there’s more thorough analysis- this has to be hitting really hard.

 

[HavokFour]

Even assuming the numbers/impacts are greatly exaggerated, which I think is reasonable to do until there’s more thorough analysis- this has to be hitting really hard.

Many of the ships getting hit in the Sea of Azov are designed to operate in rivers, channels, and coastal waters. They were being used as a way to transfer cargo to bigger ships out in the open water because the terminals in the region are now too dangerous / high risk to use. With the pause on letting traffic through the Don-Azov channel a lot of these ships are now fleeing the fish in a barrel situation Azov has become into the Black Sea, where they risk damage and possibly even sinking should the weather take a turn into something they can't handle.

Things are going great.