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How a shadow fleet of oil tankers aids Russia in the war with Ukraine

By A Martínez

Published October 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM EDT

Ukraine says Russia is using oil tankers to launch drone attacks. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko about Russia's "shadow fleet."

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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