UAVs in European skies enabled by Moscow’s shadow-fleet vessels

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) July 4, 2026 – Russia’s UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, drones) campaign over Europe, likely enabled by shadow-fleet vessels (oil tankers) operating in international waters, exposed critical gaps in NATO countries’ air defences, legal authority and political cohesion. It is revealing that the threshold for collective response is higher than European… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe