# Shadow fleet tanker reportedly ablaze near Russian port city Sochi

https://mins.news/en/item/88437

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-06 17:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/shadow-fleet-tanker-reportedly-ablaze-near-russian-port-city-sochi/

> A ship was reportedly burning in the Black Sea near Sochi, with Russian Telegram channels suggesting it may have been attacked by unmanned surface vessels. Russian authorities have not commented. The vessel may be the Liberia-flagged crude tanker Aframax Rea, which Ukraine lists among Russia’s shadow fleet under sanctions. Videos showed thick black smoke over the city.

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