(Updated with Zerohedge report at bottom with Ukraine releasing video of the drone boat attacks)
More carnage for an unnecessary war, though this is interesting for happening so close to Turkish shores. The Black Sea is a dangerous place to be in shipping, and you’d have to think a minor victory for Ukraine while their forces are in retreat on the battlefield. Consequently, the peace deal seems like a no-brainer, but Europe wants to keep the killing going so they can steal trillions in savings from their citizens while ramping up conscription, which kind of points to them wanting to kill a lot of their own citizens in a major escalation down the road. And war is profitable for the sociopaths in the conspiracy to rule the world.
https://southfront.press/blasts-hit-two-tankers–close-to-turkeys-shores-in-black-sea-photos/
Two tankers were struck and caught fire in the Black Sea close to Turkey shores on November 28, with crews on both vessels reported to be safe.
Turkey’s Directorate General of Maritime Affairs said the first tanker, the Gambian-flagged Kairos, caught fire in the Black Sea, approximately 28 nautical miles off the coast of Turkey, as a result of an “an external impact,” without elaborating on the cause.
Two fast rescue boats, a tugboat, and an emergency response vessel were immediately dispatched to the scene and the 25 crew members on board were safely rescued, according to the maritime authority.
The 274-meter-long tanker Kairos was en route from Egypt to the port of Novorossiysk in Russia, Turkey’s Transport Ministry said.
In under an hour, the maritime authority reported that a second tanker, Virat, was “struck” while sailing in the Black Sea about 35 nautical miles off the Turkish coast. Rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the scene. Heavy smoke was detected in the engine room but the 20 personnel on board were in good condition, authorities said.
Both Kairos and Virat are reportedly on a list of ships subject to sanctions imposed against Russia in response to the special military operation in Ukraine.
The Tribeca shipping agency said in a statement that the Kairos may have struck a mine. There have been incidents of vessels hitting mines in the Black Sea since the start of the operation in Ukraine, and some mines have been found drifting close to the Turkish coast.
The timing of the blasts suggests, however, this may have been a deliberate act of sabotage. If this was the case, then Ukrainian intelligence is the main suspect.
The blasts came as Ukraine is desperately attempting to improve its stance in peace talks mediated by the U.S., amid a series of defeats in the special military operations zone. Russia, whose affiliation with the tankers is yet to be confirmed, is yet to make any comment on the issue.
Ukraine Releases Footage Of Kamikaze Drone Boats Striking Russian Shadow-Fleet Tankers
By Tyler Durden
Two Russia-linked “shadow fleet” tankers suffered sequential strikes on Friday in Turkey’s Black Sea waters.
Preliminary reporting from Turkish authorities indicates both incidents resulted from external interference, consistent with a mine, drone, missile, or unmanned surface vessel.
By Saturday morning, Visegrád 24 circulated new footage from Ukraine showing explosive-laden kamikaze drone boats striking both tankers at the stern, rendering the vessels inoperable.
“Ukraine released videos of its naval drones striking two Russian shadow-fleet oil tankers off the Turkish Black Sea coast yesterday. The tankers were supposed to pick up oil in the Russian port of Novorossiysk,” Visegrád 24 wrote on X, posting accompanying footage showing both attacks.
BREAKING:
Ukraine releases videos of their naval drones striking 2 Russian shadow fleet oil tankers off the Turkish Black Sea coast yesterday.
The tankers were supposed to pick up oil in the Russian port of Novorossiysk. pic.twitter.com/z6JqiyUwRd — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 29, 2025
X account OSINTtechnical posted footage of tankers Kairos and Virat engulfed in fire.
Two Russian shadow fleet tankers were struck, and likely destroyed, north of the Bosporus while traveling to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk today. pic.twitter.com/kSHjayydQq — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) November 28, 2025
According to the OpenSanctions database, both Kairos and Virat are part of the Russian shadow fleet of tankers that were slapped with hefty Western sanctions following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine and its Western allies have spent the past several years targeting Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure with kamikaze aircraft and naval drones in an effort to pressure Moscow’s finances. This campaign, accompanied by sanctions, has yet to financially collapse Russia.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump moved closer to outlining a fledgling peace plan to end the nearly four-year war, which has been little more than a meat grinder on both sides.