The UK military has intercepted an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, according to Prime ...

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning ...

French forces aided by British military personnel, boarded the ship - thought to have come from Russia carrying oil in breach ...

Navy commandos boarded the ship under cover of darkness by fast-roping from a helicopter in the dark, according to footage ...

Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.

07:26, Sun, Jun 14, 2026 Updated: 11:11, Sun, Jun 14, 2026 British forces have intercepted an alleged Russian shadow fleet vessel for the first time in a 6-hour operation off England's ...

Marines were joined by National Crime Agency officers in the six-hour long operation in the early hours of Sunday.

The captain of a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker which was intercepted by Royal Marine Commandos in the English Channel on ...

British armed forces on Sunday ⁠intercepted a Russian shadow fleet ‌oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel ...