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Despite hundreds of Russian vessels being under sanctions that have remained in effect for nearly four years, the volume of Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports has not decreased — in fact, it rose in September by roughly 1 million tons.

Between January-September 2025, Russian military attacked the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the export corridor operation, Danube and Odesa Oblast 107 times, using no less than: 40 Iskander CM and BM; 5 Kh-59/Kh-69 ALCMs; 11 Kh-31P ARMs; 1 Kalibr SLCMs; 4 Oniks AShs; 3 USVs; 750 strike and decoy UAVs.

In September 2025, 177 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea were recorded. Almost 14.2 mln tons of Russian crude oil, Kazakh crude oil by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Black Sea.

In September 2025, a total of 45 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 7 million tons of oil, including 5 million tons to the EU and 2 mln tons to other countries.

In September 2025, 9 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 5 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Cyprus. 4 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries. In September 2025, 249.876 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.

In September 2025, 6 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. Two of them were involved the delivery of crude oil to the ports of the EU countries. Four voyages were made to the transshipment points near the EU ports. In September 2025, a total of 718.961 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.

From 2022 on, in the context of full-scale war, the issues of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories shall not be considered selectively. All occupied regions — including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions — are parts of a single space of armed aggression, large-scale and systematic human rights violations, and international crimes by the Russian Federation, and shall be the subject of a sole negotiation and strategic track. Any separate discussions on the “specific” status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol or the Black Sea-Azov region carry the risks of fragmenting international solidarity and play into the Russian Federation’s approach of “special cases,” which is unacceptable for the international security and legal order system.

Between January-August 2025 Russian military attacked the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the export corridor operation, ports of Danube River and Odesa Oblast 96 times, using no less than: 35 CM and BM Iskander missiles; 5 Kh-59/Kh-69 ALCMs; 11 Kh-31P ARMs; 1 Kalibr SLCMs; 4 Oniks AShM; 3 USVs; 650 strike and decoy UAVs.

In August 2025, 6 violations (276.838 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece and UAE.

In August 2025, 2 violations (226.586 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.

In August 2025, 163 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 14.6 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.

In August 2025, a total of 52 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 7.7 million tons of oil, including 5.9 million tons to the EU and 1.8 mln tons to other countries.

In August 2025, 8 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 6 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Cyprus. 2 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries. In August 2025, 291.244 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.

In August 2025, 6 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. Four of them were involved the delivery of crude oil to the ports of the EU countries. Two voyages were made to the transshipment points near the EU ports. In August 2025, a total of 626.138 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.

In August 2025, 207 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea were recorded. Almost 14.8 mln tons of Russian crude oil, Kazakh crude oil by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Black Sea.