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Ukraine Uncovers Fake Insurance Scheme Used by Russian Tankers to Evade Sanctions

Summary by United24
A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers have been found transporting oil with insurance certificates from a non-existent company, according to a recent intelligence assessment from Ukraine's foreign intelligence service. The report obtained by Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service that were seen by Bloomberg on April 16, reveals that Seaguard P&I, a company purportedly based in Pinneburg, Germany, provided an insurance certificate for the tank…

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How is Russia's "shadow fleet" attempting to circumvent restrictions? Several Russian tankers in the "shadow fleet" are transporting oil using insurance certificates from a non-existent German company to circumvent international sanctions. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing data from the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, which Bloomberg is using. Read also: Estonia explains why it doesn't want to detain Russian tankers in the Baltic …

A secret service report from Kiev highlights the illegal methods of Russian oil logistics. Several sanctioned tankers are said to be travelling with fake insurance certificates from a company that does not exist at their alleged location in Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein. This phantom insurer is not an isolated case. The post Like a fictitious German insurer protecting Russian oil first appeared on insurance industry today.

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rbc.ua broke the news on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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