The U.S. military boarded and seized the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic south off of Iceland.
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The US currently seizing Venezuela-linked oil tanker Bella 1 aka Marinera, now sailing under Russian flag, after a two-week pursuit across the Atlantic. The Marinera evaded a US blockade and resisted Coast Guard boarding. Russian naval vessels, including a sub, were nearby.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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There are now 5 sanctioned oil tankers trying to circumvent the Venezuela blockade and US sanctions, who switched their flag to Russia. After Marienera and Hyperion, those 3 joined:
Veronica now renamed to Galileo
Dianchi now renamed to Expander
Malak now renamed as Sinte
Source: NYT
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— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Russia sends the U.S. a sternly worded letter.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has officially called on the United States not to obstruct the prompt repatriation of Russian citizens from the seized oil tanker Marinera. In a statement to TASS, Moscow demanded humane and respectful treatment for the crew and said it is closely monitoring.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The U.S. military also seized the tanker Sophia in the Caribbean.
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The United States reports seizing one more tanker, Sophia, that is part of the shadow fleet and under sanctions.
According to the US report, the vessel did not have a state flag and was conducting illegal activity. It will be escorted to the United States for further legal procedures.
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Wait! What happened to peace negotiations?
Russian bloggers woke up and smelled the coffee.
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A dark day for Russia's military bloggers, as the realization dawns that propaganda alone is no longer scaring the west into submission, with two Russian shadow tankers seized in one day.
"It turns out that empty diplomatic statements no longer frighten them".
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— SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre (@stratcomcentre.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
As a result, we created our own problems, first by claiming the tanker was ours and urging everyone not to touch it, and then, after attempts were made to seize it, we were literally unable to do anything to protect it. Once again, it turns out that empty diplomatic statements no longer frighten anyone. Now all that's left is to skirt around them and complain to the UN.
An aircraft engine plant near Moscow is burning.
A Russian oil depot near Belgorod burns brightly in the night.
Russia chose to attack Dnipro on the eve of its Orthodox Christmas, including damaging a kindergarten.
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Russians are heavily bombing civilians in #Dnipro right on the eve of the ortodox Christmas 🤬
There are demolitions of multi-story buildings. Ambulance cars with sirens are driving around the city. Fires are occurring in the territories of a kindergarten and a vocational school.
#Russia #Ukraine
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— Kungahuset (@kungahuset.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Another 1,040 Russians fed into the meat grinder, plus three tanks.
Knock, knock.
The evolution of anti-drone warfare.
A nuclear weapon couldn’t have done a more thorough job of destroying Chasiv Yar.
Ukraine’s International Legion is in limbo.
An officer from the Legion, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity, said his battalion's command has been making last-ditch efforts to convince the higher-ups that the shift is a mistake, in order to preserve the Legion's "nitty-gritty" system, which knows how to deal with foreign volunteers and lead them into battle.
"What really pisses me off the most is that the completely coherent, beautifully arranged, and efficient team is being killed, there's no reason, there is no logic, for no reason," the officer said, describing a mood of "total bewilderment" among his soldiers.
Zelenskyy: Since the U.S. is busy seizing dictators, maybe they could pay a visit to Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya.
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Zelensky suggested the U.S. could pressure Putin by targeting figures like Chechen dictator Kadyrov, comparing it to how quickly they acted against Maduro.
“The U.S. has tools and knows how to use pressure when it wants to. Everyone saw how fast they acted with Maduro,” he said.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Russia is worried about drone attacks in Kamchatka? Seriously?
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Since December 31, mobile internet access has been restricted in Kamchatka due to a possible threat of a drone attack. The region is located 7,500 km from Ukraine. Authorities say the restrictions will be lifted ‘as soon as the strategic and tactical situation allows.
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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 2:49 AM
A Russian private helicopter hits a ski-lift cable and crashes.
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This Russian helicopter in the Perm region, Russia, hit a skilift cable and went down.
According to Russian channels the owner of Tattranskom transport, Ilyas Gimadutdinov, a company providing services to Gazprom and Rosneft, was onboard.
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— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
In Russia you can’t really tell where the state ends and the church begins.
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Putin called the invasion of Ukraine a “holy mission” during Christmas. Russian state media pushed images of frontline liturgies with troops, as Kremlin-backed priests preached from trenches, effectively blessing the war effort.
Rotten to its core.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Life goes on.
