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Ukraine hits Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean for first time, SBU source says

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Posted on December 19, 2025

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KYIV, ‌Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian ‍aerial ‌drones struck a Russian ⁠shadow ‌fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea ⁠for the first time, an official at Ukraine's ‌SBU ⁠security service told Reuters on Friday.

The official said that the drones hit the vessel - the Qendil - ‍in waters more than 2,000 kilometres (1,243 miles) from Ukraine, causing critical damage. The vessel ⁠was empty at the time of the attack.

(Reporting by Tom Balmforth; Writing ‌by Olena Harmash; Editing by Joe Bavier)

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