Russia uses tankers to run drones against Europe: when and where were recorded diversions

The tankers carry oil and are involved in sabotage, so it is necessary to protect the Baltic Sea and not to let the ships of the Russian Federation. Zelensky's statement appeared on the evening of September 28. The President first announced a 19 package of sanctions against the Russians, which would hurt to hit the shadowy fleet of the Russian Federation. According to intelligence, the Russian Federation can run drones into the sky above the EU from tankers.

"There is now information from intelligence that the Russians use tankers to launch and manage drones that launch against European countries. This is another evidence that the Baltic Sea and other seas should be closed for Russian tankers, at least for a shadow fleet," Zelensky said. The head of the GUR Ministry of Defense Cyril Budanov, other representatives of the command, until they commented the statement that Russian drones were attacking Europe from tankers.

Focus wrote about the provocations of the Russian Federation when drones of unknown or clearly Russian descent were noticed near the important objects of Europe. On September 26, the Ekstra Bladet portal reported that at the time of the emergence of UAVs off the shores of Denmark, between Langlan and Lolland, they saw a Russian ship with a switched transponder. However, it was not about a tanker, but about a military ship. On September 29, Western media reported new suspicious cases.

The NRK Norwegian media wrote that on the night of September 28 to September 29, drones were noticed in the Trums and Finnommark area, so they deployed a plane flying from Oslo to Bardfoss. In addition, they noted that the event took place next to Barduphos - closed to flights, which houses the largest military camp in Northern Norway. A similar incident took place 800 km south in Nurland, the article.

In September, most of the drones, except for Poland and Romania related to the Baltic Sea, testify to The Telegraph media. One of the cases occurred in Oslo and Copenhagen. The authorities reported that drones of unknown origin were noticed near the airports, but were not beaten because the devices disappeared in an incomprehensible way. In Norway and Denmark, they did not formally recognize what the drones were governed by Russians or persons involved in the Russian Federation.

However, the media wrote that Europe's countries are going to build a "wall of drones" against Russian UAVs and worry that Hungary is excluded from this "wall". In the meantime, the focus told about a series of incidents with the "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation or other ships that work on the Russians or related to the Russians. For example, from the fall of 2024 there were several breakdowns of communication cables in the Baltic Sea.

In one case, it was about a Chinese ship that assured that it was accidental. In addition, in Scandinavia, the crew of another Silcer Dania vessel, which was in the relevant water area, was detained: suspected intentional sabotage. In addition, in May 2025, Poland stated that the Russians were "suspicious maneuvers" near the Internet Cabel in the Baltic.