Russian Blood-Soaked Export

In January-June 2025, the UDF made no less than 79 attacks on oil, gas and chemical enterprises, pipeline systems and ports on the coasts of the Black, Azov, and Baltic Seas, in occupied Crimea and the European part of Russian Federation, including at least: 64 on oil refineries and tank farms, 6 on chemical and petrochemical plants, 14 on gas companies, 8 on ports, 2 on vessels.

In July 2025, a total of 50 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 7.4 million tons of oil, including 6 million tons to the EU and 1.4 mln tons to other countries.

In July 2025, 14 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 11 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Greece, Romania and Cyprus. 3 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries. In July 2025, 466.835 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.

In July 2025, 5 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. Three voyages were made to the transshipment points near the EU ports. In July 2025, a total of 439.684 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.

In July 2025, 194 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea were recorded. Almost 14.4 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 July 2025, 4 violations (236.395 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, Turkey, China and Bangladesh.

In July 2025, 4 violations (392.287 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 and China.

In July 2025, 149 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 13.2 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.

On the occasion of the Ukraine Recovery Conference that was held in Rome on 10–11 July 2025, the Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge, in partnership with ECFR, CREA, and LUISS, was honoured to host a high-level roundtable titled “Breaking the Chain: Countering Shadow Fleet Operations in Europe’s Strategic Waterways”. The event contributed to the wider Ukraine Recovery Conference by examining a critical dimension of Russia’s war against Ukraine: the economic infrastructure underlying the conflict and the maritime security challenges it creates for Europe. Drawing on the latest data and expert insights, the discussion analyzed the effectiveness of existing economic measures targeting Russia and their implications for conflict resolution and European security.

In June 2025, 9 violations (383.952 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, Singapore, Turkey, UAE, China and Panama.

In June 2025, 6 violations (640.568 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, UAE, Turkey and China.

In June 2025, 156 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 13.9 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.

In June 2025, a total of 45 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 6.5 million tons of oil, including 5.7 million tons to the EU and 800.736 tons to other countries.

In June 2025, 22 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 15 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Greece, Romania and Cyprus. 7 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries. In June 2025, 808.917 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.

In June 2025, 5 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. All of them were involved the delivery of crude oil to the ports of the EU countries. In June 2025, a total of 633.560 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.