EuropeSeptember 30, 2026

The Black Sea Tanker War Escalates

A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carrying about 100,000 tons of Russian oil burned off Sochi after a reported naval drone attack, a day after drones sank ships off Bulgaria and Romania.

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