# EU forces board sixth suspected tanker in Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ in Mediterranean

https://mins.news/en/item/39000

- Meduza, 2026-08-31 16:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/31/eu-forces-board-sixth-suspected-tanker-in-russia-s-shadow-fleet-in-the-mediterranean

> EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said troops from the bloc’s IRINI mission boarded the tanker MV Sun in the Mediterranean on August 30, suspecting it was sailing under a false flag. It was the sixth suspicious tanker boarded by IRINI in recent months. EU defense ministers will discuss measures against the “shadow fleet” in Ireland on September 1.

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