SSU Sea Baby maritime drones struck two sanctioned tankers of the Russian shadow fleet, KAIRO and VIRAT, in the Black Sea.
This was a joint operation of the 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence of the SSU and the Ukrainian Navy.
During the attack, the sanctioned vessels were empty — they were heading to load in the port of Novorossiysk.
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I guess this is hoping that it’s the end of the wheat exporting season for Ukraine. Otherwise Ukrainian shipping will be targeted next, probably by submarines.
But isn’t Russia the country who wants peace? Why would they escalate?
Also these are not Russian ships, why would they get angry with random Namibian ships sinking? 😉
Russia hasn’t made any reasonable peace deals yet, so it’s likely they’ll keep fighting longer.
They have zero intention in accepting any plan that isn’t “we get everything and immunity from all war crimes. Oh and Ukraine can pound sand and can’t have an army or join any organisation ever or well nuke the whole world”
Isn’t that what I said?
That risks escalation with countries that can enforce their soverntiy if such a country flags the ship
Most of the ships going to Russia (and in general) are not flagged to countries that can do anything about it.
Edit: Wrote Ukraine instead of Russia.