Russian Ghost Fleet: 6 Oil Tankers Under European Union Sanctions Docked at Constanța Port
The event on Friday, June 5, which could have turned into a catastrophe, is a result of the irresponsibility and corruption in the Romanian state, one that fails to protect its citizens and has never taken the aggression of the Kremlin and the defense of the country seriously.
On the morning of December 10, 2025, just six months ago, in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian military operation is underway against Russia’s phantom oil tanker fleet. A Sea Baby drone strikes the ship Dashan, formerly known as Mianzimu, with the IMO number: 9299666, and sinks it. The Russian tanker, sailing under the Gambian flag, was heading towards Novorossiysk, Russia, with its departure port being Tuzla, Turkey.
Ukrainian Military Operation Against Russia’s Phantom Fleet
The operation is similar to the one carried out on Friday morning, on May 5, against the Russian tanker Safeen Elona. It departed from the port of Midia Navodari and was also heading towards Novorossiysk. VIDEO. Click on the image to watch the drone attack in the Black Sea that led to the destruction of Russia’s phantom tanker – Source: Ukrainian Security Service (SBU)
Due to intense jamming operations carried out by Russian forces, the drone group awaiting the arrival of the tanker offshore is disoriented, according to official statements made by Romanian authorities, and a Ukrainian drone crashes in the port of Constanta. A catastrophe is narrowly averted through a last-minute collaboration between Ukraine and Romania, with the drone detonating after the evacuation of civilians. No injuries or casualties were reported.
Sanctions-Listed Vessel Visits Constanța Port
Dashan/Mianzimu, the ship destroyed by the Ukrainians in the Black Sea, was on the target list of the Kiev forces, as well as on the European Union sanctions list, starting from December 17, 2024. The target vessel, subject to both the European Union embargo and Ukraine’s, visited the port of Constanta at least once, according to navigation data monitoring published by the Ukrainian government.
Kiev forces destroyed the tanker exactly one year after the embargo was imposed.
Ukrainian Navy Destroys Russia’s Phantom Fleet
What happened on Friday, June 5, is not an isolated case. The Ukrainian navy has carried out numerous operations to destroy Russia’s phantom fleet. “During the embargo on Russian oil imposed by the G7 and the European Union, starting in 2024, the tanker Dashan was involved in the export of Russian oil to third countries from the Russian ports in the Baltic Sea, engaging in dubious activities at sea, with the AIS signal turned off,” the Ukrainian government’s statement reads.
Romanian President Addresses Public Concerns
A vessel from the phantom fleet that is not from the phantom fleet “There was speculation that these drones, all four of them, were tracking a vessel from the phantom fleet of Russia, which came to unload oil at Rompetrol,” stated President Nicușor Dan, in a press conference on June 6, in Constanța, where he attended a military event. “It is not a vessel from the phantom fleet, it is a vessel that conducted this type of commercial routes between the Russian port of Novorossiysk, used by Kazakhstan for oil exports. As I said, it is not defined by the European Union or the United States in the sanctions list and has made this route several times,” the President added.
REACTION. Nicușor Dan, the President of Romania, tried to address public concerns regarding the shocking event that occurred in the port of Constanța, but stumbled in his explanations – Photo: Octav Ganea/ Inquam Photos
Original Article: The Russian ghost fleet: 6 oil tankers under European Union sanctions and one under US sanctions have docked at the port of Constanța, according to monitoring by the Ukrainian government – Exclusive — Spotmedia