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Newly released footage from the Russian shadow-fleet tanker *KAIRO* reveals a chaotic scene onboard moments after a Ukrainian naval drone strike disabled the vessel in the Black Sea. The video shows crew members in life vests sprinting through smoke-filled corridors, documenting fires, hull damage, and ruptured compartments—evidence of a ship entirely unprepared for modern precision warfare despite its central role in Russia’s sanctions-evasion oil operations.
According to confirmations from major international outlets, including Reuters and CNN, Ukraine’s SBU security service and Navy deployed Sea Baby maritime drones on November 29, 2025, to strike two empty Russian tankers, *KAIRO* and *VIRAT*. Both vessels were part of Russia’s expanding shadow-fleet, a network of aging, poorly regulated tankers used to bypass Western sanctions and quietly transport oil to global buyers.
The strike disabled both ships, effectively halting their ability to load or transport crude from key Russian ports. Ukrainian officials underscored that the vessels, though uncrewed with cargo at the time, directly supported the Kremlin’s wartime revenue streams—making them legitimate targets under Ukraine’s campaign to weaken Russia’s economic lifelines.
Footage from onboard *KAIRO* offers a rare unfiltered look at the aftermath. Flames crackle across the deck as crew members capture hull breaches and smoke pouring through the ship’s interior. The reactions of the personnel highlight not only the shock of the attack but the stark vulnerability of Russia’s shadow-fleet. These vessels, already infamous for poor maintenance and turning off transponders to evade detection, appear to lack even basic defensive systems despite operating in contested waters.
Ukraine’s use of Sea Baby drones—compact, fast, and increasingly sophisticated—demonstrates how precision maritime strikes have reshaped Black Sea conflicts. These attacks show Kyiv’s ability to outmaneuver Moscow’s attempts to skirt sanctions and project economic resilience through illicit oil shipments.
With two more shadow-fleet tankers now out of commission, Ukraine’s message to the Kremlin is unmistakable: sanction-evasion routes are no longer safe, and every vessel used to fund Russian aggression is now a legitimate and reachable target.
