Unprecedented escort: Russian warship for the first time openly accompanied the tankers of the shadow fleet

To spread: the Russian warship was openly accompanied by the tankers of the shadow fleet through the Strait of the La-Channel. Thus, the first case was recorded that the Navy of the Russian Federation openly protects the shadow fleet with military force. This was reported by Mark Douglas analyst on his LinkedIn page. According to him, according to the AIS routes since June 16, two tankers of the shadow fleet and the Russian warship were coordinated for joint entrance to the La Channel.

Their routes indicate a deliberate choice of time to allow all three vessels to pass at the same time, heading to the Russian Federation for oil loading. The La-Channel came to the Boyky Corvette, the Selva tanker, which is under the sanctions of the United Kingdom, and the Sierra tanker, against which the sanctions of the United Kingdom and the EU were imposed.

According to "The Insider", the Selva tanker transmitted AIS-signals as a Panama ship, but after the publication of this material it looks like the tanker has changed the flag and now walks under the flag of Palau. This is evidenced by S&P data. Finland's Defense Minister warned such escorts, calling them "unprecedented. " These new actions confirm that the Russian Federation now openly protects the shadow fleet with the help of naval forces.

This event is called the readiness of the international community for escalation and determination to coercive sanctions. Recall that the secret Russian fleet has up to 1000 units. The aggressor country masks them with the help of other people's flags, and the routes hide by turning off AIS. Russia spent $ 10 billion on old vessels. It was also reported that new Western sanctions against the Russian Federation were also imposed against leading oil giants and transport companies of Russia.