The crew of the tanker Bella1 proved anything but timid, defying the U.S. Coast Guard and escaping interception. The incident highlights a growing reality: shipowners and cargo operators are prepared to resist what they see as state-sponsored piracy
President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that most Ukrainian-made long-range Flamingo missiles were intercepted by Russian air defense systems, despite claims of gradual improvement in their effectiveness