Another Russian shadow fleet tanker wrecked by Sea Baby drones in the Black Sea (VIDEO, MAP)
Ukrainian Sea Baby drones hit the Dashan, a massive 164,000-ton vessel, as it tried to reach Russia's Novorossiysk under a Comoros flag.
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UK drug dealers bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan to funnel £1 billion into Russia’s war machine
Criminal group acquired 75% of Kyrgyz bank to funnel payments to Russian military.
Taiwanese, South Korean companies supply industrial tools for Russia’s war
Taiwanese companies continue to supply precision industrial machines for factories that fuel Russia’s war machine, in defiance of…
China’s Yulong refinery lifts Russian crude imports to 400,000 barrels a day after EU, UK sanctions
China’s newest refinery is legally buying record Russian crude because US and European sanctions don’t align.
Russia uses three distinct turboprop Shahed drone variants — all packed with foreign parts
Ukraine’s sanctions envoy said that Moscow’s drone assembly plants in Tatarstan and Izhevsk can’t operate without imported microcontrollers and digital converters.
Corporate greed over principles: Zara’s secret path back to Russia
Zara’s CEO said Russia was off-limits. Russian shoppers apparently didn’t get the memo.
Hindustan Times: Ukraine found India-linked electronics in Russia’s Shahed drones
Ukrainian investigators tracked Indian-assembled tech in Shahed 136 drones attacking civilian areas.
Ukrainian foreign minister says 70% of Russia’s shadow oil fleet passes under NATO’s nose
As Warsaw assumes regional leadership, Ukraine calls for bold action on Kremlin oil tankers.
Inform Napalm: Hungary joins Kazakhstan in shadow network to repair Russian helicopters
A leaked document shows spare parts flow in secret, bypassing EU restrictions.
Russian-run EasyStaff funnels €50 million through Lithuania, dodging SWIFT sanctions
On paper, it’s a freelancing service.
China secretly supplies Russia with drone engines disguised as refrigeration equipment
To bypass Western sanctions, Chinese companies are funneling critical drone engines to Russia under the guise of industrial cooling units. Meanwhile, civilian death rate is increasing month by month in Ukraine.
China helped build the drones now hitting Ukraine—Bloomberg traces the parts
Despite denials, Chinese engineers and hardware are inside Russian weapons used across the frontline.
Sanctions hit harder than bombs: Russian courts reveal systemic failure in weapons supply
No radar, no drones, no sonar—the military’s most critical projects stalled in legal chaos, journalistic investigation fi.
Czechia to probe firms accused of arming Russia
Czech agencies will investigate companies flagged by Zelenskyy for allegedly supplying weapons-related machinery to Russia.
North Korea’s troops, shells, missiles aided Russia in war against Ukraine, breaching UN sanctions, report confirms
Pyongyang’s shipment of arms and troops to Russia and Moscow’s return of fuel and weapons broke UN rules, according to the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team.
Media: Leaked memo shows Trump-era US pulled out of EU sanctions plan
Top European envoys warn of major risks if unity continues to collapse.
Estonian navy detains Russian shadow fleet’s oil tanker near Tallinn
Authorities now check the flagless vessel Kiwala's technical condition and crew documentation.
ARTE: Porsches in Moscow. Missile-making machines from Italy. And an EU pretending not to see
European manufacturers forge documents. Russian smugglers post on YouTube. And sanctioned machinery builds missiles aimed at Ukraine.
Zelenskyy: Russia launches over 1,260 aerial bombs at Ukraine in one week
Additionally, Moscow attacked Ukraine with almost 750 long-range kamikaze drones, and over 10 missiles within a week, he says.
YLE: Dubai firms own 55 vessels in Russian shadow fleet
A Finnish investigation uncovers an extensive Dubai-based network managing Russian shadow fleet oil and LNG tankers. A single UAE firm owns 24 sanctioned ships.