💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck two Russian shadow fleet oil tankers (KAIRO and VIRAT) in the Black Sea with modernized Sea Baby USVs.

November 29, 2025 Black Sea

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Censor.NET

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Entities

KAIRO tanker (location) VIRAT tanker (location) Sea Baby USV (weapon_system) Ukrainian Navy (military_unit) SBU (organization) SSU Sea Baby drones (weapon_system) Russian tankers (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

The SBU and the Ukrainian Navy conducted a joint strike against the KAIRO and VIRAT oil tankers — both of which are sanctioned as being part of Russia's shadow fleet

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

The strike caused critical damage and effectively decommissioned the tankers

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

SSU Sea Baby drones struck two Russian tankers subject to sanctions in the Black Sea, according to sources

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.306Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-29-2025