💥 Attack

Russian drones struck the Turkish vessel Viva transporting sunflower oil in the Black Sea.

December 13, 2025 Black Sea

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Viva (organization) Russia (organization) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Shadow Fleet (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian drones struck the Turkish vessel Viva in the Black Sea

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Earlier on Dec. 13, Russia attacked the Turkish ship Viva in the Black Sea, en route to Egypt, carrying sunflower oil with 11 Turkish crew members. No casualties were reported.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

In recent weeks, Ukraine has blown up five tankers of the "shadow fleet" carrying Russian oil in the Black Sea

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Black Sea

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.846Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-13-2025