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Ukraine Exposes 139 Ships in Kremlin's Shadow Oil Trade

10/16/2025

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Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) details 139 vessels and 142 captains involved in illegal transport of Russian and Iranian sanctioned oil and stolen Ukrainian grain.
The findings appear in the War&Sanctions portal's Maritime Vessels section, illustrating the Kremlin's organized trafficking via a shadow fleet.
The portal lists over 1,200 ships, with more than half linked to Russia's shadow fleet, naming Iranian oil magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani and businessman Dzhamaldin Pashayev.

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Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) details 139 vessels and 142 captains involved in illegal transport of Russian and Iranian sanctioned oil and stolen Ukrainian grain.
The findings appear in the War&Sanctions portal's Maritime Vessels section, illustrating the Kremlin's organized trafficking via a shadow fleet.
The portal lists over 1,200 ships, with more than half linked to Russia's shadow fleet, naming Iranian oil magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani and businessman Dzhamaldin Pashayev.