The United Kingdom has blacklisted 70 more oil tankers and dozens of companies accused of supplying Moscow’s military operations.
With this move, the UK has sanctioned nearly 500 tankers, compared to just over 100 at the start of 2025. Officials say Britain is now leading the world in targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet,” which is used to move oil exports despite international restrictions. By comparison, the European Union has listed 444 tankers, while the United States has sanctioned just over 200.
The new sanctions list covers tankers owned or linked to Russian state energy giants Sovcomflot, Rosneft, and Gazprom. Among them is the Vasily Dinkov (72,700 dwt), Sovcomflot’s first Arctic ice-class tanker from 2008, designed to carry oil from the Varandey field inside the Arctic Circle.
Several Gazprom-linked vessels were also on the list, including the gas tanker Gazpromneft Zuid East (6,897 dwt), already sanctioned by the US, as well as the Kirill Lavrov
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