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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (RELEASED ON DEC. 19, 2025) (SECURITY SERVICE OF UKRAINE -RESTRICTED)

1. DRONE SHOTS OF RUSSIAN OIL TANKER MOVING IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (TWO SHOTS)

2. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF UKRAINIAN SECURITY SERVICE (SBU) STRIKING RUSSIAN OIL TANKER WITH DRONES AND CAUSING EXPLOSIONS


MEDITERRANEAN SEA - RELEASED ON DEC. 19 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT "SECURITY SERVICE OF UKRAINE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly carried out a drone attack on a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, Ukrainian media reported on Friday, Dec. 19, claiming the operation targeted a vessel used to bypass sanctions and finance Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The attack on the empty vessel Qendil, located about 1,243 miles from Ukraine's borders, was described as a "new, unprecedented special operation."

The source claimed the tanker sustained critical damage and is no longer operational.

In late November, Ukrainian drones struck sanctioned commercial tankers Kairos and Virat in the Black Sea.

Türkiye expressed concern and called for a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure.

On Dec. 18, another drone attack hit a tanker in Russia's port of Rostov-on-Don, killing two and injuring three crew members.

Ukrainian media further claimed the attack took place in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, at a distance of more than 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine.

The reports alleged this marked the first time the SBU carried out a drone strike against a Russian vessel in the Mediterranean.