Russian "shadow Fleet" Vessel Arrested In Odessa Port

• 10.12.2025, 12:43

The results of the search became known.

In Odessa, a foreign vessel that was part of the "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation and illegally transported Ukrainian agricultural products from the temporarily occupied Crimea has been arrested.

It was reported by the press service of the SBU.

The owner of the vessel was under sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council, and to circumvent the restrictive measures he regularly changed the name of the vessel and formal beneficiaries from third countries.

The vessel of Russia's shadow fleet was detained in Odessa port

The dry cargo ship was exposed in the commercial port of Odessa, where it arrived under the flag of an African country to export a shipment of steel pipes.

"On the eve of a full-scale war, the vessel docked at least seven times in Sevastopol to illegally export agro-products in the interests of the Russian Federation.

In late January 2021, the dry cargo ship illegally exported almost 7,000 tons of grain from the Ukrainian peninsula to North Africa," the report says.

At the time of the arrest, the captain and 16 other crew members - all citizens of several Middle Eastern countries - were on board.

Search

The ship was searched for voyage plans, pilot cards, cartographic materials and radio communication check logs with evidence of illegal calls to ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

The SBU launched proceedings under four articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

ch. 3 Art. 110-2 (financing of actions committed for the purpose of violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power, change of borders of the territory or state border of Ukraine);

ch. 1 of Art. 111 (high treason);

art. 291 (violation of transport regulations);

parts 2, 3 of article 332-1 (violation of the order of entry to and exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine).

The vessel was arrested for further transfer to ARMA.