Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has released footage showing two Russian tankers being struck in the Black Sea. The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the Security Service of Ukraine told Reuters. Naval drones could be seen speeding towards hulking tankers followed by powerful explosions that caused fires on the vessels, video footage shared by the official showed. Ukraine has been attacking Russian oil refineries for months, using long-range aerial drones to strike far behind the front lines of Moscow’s full-scale war against Ukraine. French president Emmanuel Macron will on Monday host Mr Zelenskiy for talks in Paris, with France raising the prospect of imposing new sanctions on Russia to “exhaust its economy”.

Source: The Irish Times November 30, 2025 17:13 UTC