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Swede

(39,936 posts)
Sun May 3, 2026, 02:43 PM Sunday

President Zelenskyy : 2 tankers were used to transport Russian oil-not anymore.

💪🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Our warriors continue to apply sanctions against Russia’s shadow oil fleet – two such vessels were struck in the waters at the entrance to the port of Novorossiysk. These tankers had been actively used to transport oil – not anymore

24Hours Ukraine (@24hoursukraine.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T10:42:44.683Z
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Igel

(37,608 posts)
10. Better work, in my opinion, would be if they could first dock ...
Sun May 3, 2026, 05:58 PM
Sunday

And then be sunk while docked.

Perhaps a bit of pollution--oh, well, Russia already has to much petroleum outside of the ground and tanks and pipelines, not sure they'd notice--but then they'd have submarine-tanker cluttering up their loading area. And they'd have to find a way of floating them--dealing with any equipment damage to the tanker--and moving them.

That would make me smile.

AZ8theist

(7,573 posts)
2. Regardless of the definition...
Sun May 3, 2026, 03:53 PM
Sunday

I feel it is ABSOLUTELY TREASONOUS the orange asshole has abandoned our ally Ukraine in favor of a war criminal in Moscow.

Slava Ukraini!!!

erronis

(24,405 posts)
3. It is treason. Anal-sphincter-puckerers can be damned.
Sun May 3, 2026, 04:19 PM
Sunday

And I hope the US will treat the treasonous appropriately.

erronis

(24,405 posts)
4. I appreciate that the aquatic drone discretely turned off its camera on impact.
Sun May 3, 2026, 04:22 PM
Sunday

Violence should not be celebrated....

Yes, I understand the reality. And yes, I celebrate Ukraine in its battle for survival.

Disaffected

(6,533 posts)
6. I don't think the drone camera had much say in the matter,
Sun May 3, 2026, 04:59 PM
Sunday

the explosion is likely what did it.

IMO, the destruction of a Russian asset is always a cause for celebration...

dave99

(196 posts)
5. President Zelenskyy is a real president, not the shit we're stuck with due to 77,000,000+ idiots in our country
Sun May 3, 2026, 04:24 PM
Sunday

Fil1957

(828 posts)
9. If Russia can't export their oil, it doesn't matter how high the price goes, or how many sanctions are lifted.
Sun May 3, 2026, 05:25 PM
Sunday
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