UK boards and seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

Published June 14, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

The UK Ministry of Defence says it captures the vessel Smyrtos in an operation that lasts six hours.

Source

Originally published at www.aljazeera.com.

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