UK intercepts oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet in English Channel

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The UK intercepted a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel that is subject to UK sanctions and part of Russia's shadow fleet. This was described by the UK defense ministry as the first UK-led operation of its kind.

British forces intercepted a UK-sanctioned oil tanker accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Russia's "shadow fleet" in the English Channel on Sunday, in what the country’s defence ministry called "the first UK-led operation of its kind".