Two oil tankers — the M/T KAIROS and M/T VIRAT — reportedly linked to the so-called “Russian Shadow Fleet,” exploded and caught fire earlier today in the southern Black Sea, shortly after traveling north through the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey. The vessels, bound for the Russian port of Novorossiysk from Egypt, are believed to have been struck by Ukrainian uncrewed surface drones and/or naval mines. According to the Turkish Transport Ministry, all crew members were safely evacuated, and both tankers are expected to sink soon.
