Scripps News and Bellingcat uncover Russian vessels covertly exploiting international ports for Ukraine's resources in the spoils of war. Analysis of marine traffic data and satellite imagery ...

Russia's "Ghost Fleet" of oil tankers are facing a new round of sanctions from the European Union (EU) amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. EU envoys have approved a new package of sanctions against ...

Russia's shadow, or ghost, fleet was back in focus Friday after the country was hit by Western sanctions on its key oil sector. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the number of oil ...

But there are significant maritime activities occurring as well, from active combat (including the sinking of the Russian Black Sea flagship, the Moskva, last April) to commercial shipping of ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...

Recent revelations that Moscow’s “ghost fleet” of oil tankers is loaded with spy gear and prone to undersea cable cutting indicate a pressing need to counter the Kremlin’s sabotage campaign in a ...