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Blow For Vladimir Putin As UK Forces Intercept Russian 'Shadow' Oil Tanker In Channel

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14.06.2026

Blow For Vladimir Putin As UK Forces Intercept Russian 'Shadow' Oil Tanker In Channel

Keir Starmer said the operation "reminds those fuelling Putin’s war in Ukraine that they cannot hide".

British armed forces delivered a major blow to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine by intercepting a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the English Channel.

Royal Marine commandos and specially-trained law enforcement officers boarded the sanctioned vessel Smyrtos in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The operation was supported by RAF jets as well........

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