Daily Archives: Jul 2, 2026

“They are surrendering. There have even been cases of foreigners, foreign mercenaries for the Russians, giving themselves up. Supply by air bridge alone is not something that allows them to hold out for long.” That assessment from Ukrainian Joint Forces spokesperson Viktor Trehubov frames Kupyansk as more than a single...

“US action is driven by the vessel's underlying identity , ownership/control networks, and sanctions history, not by its painted markings or flag claim,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, senior risk and compliance analyst at maritime intelligence firm Kpler, told BBC Verify. The pursuit around the tanker formerly known as Bella 1, later...

What does it take to keep track of an oil tanker that can change its name, its flag, and even the location it appears to occupy on maritime trackers? The recent U.S. boardings of two sanctioned tankers one pursued into the North Atlantic and another intercepted near the Caribbean...