Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels attacked the tanker Dashan, sailing under the Gambian flag and identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet, in the eastern Black Sea approximately two hours ago, striking the vessel three times after launching from the Odesa region and bypassing the Crimean Peninsula, according to Russian Telegram channel Rybar cited in X posts shared between 3:16 p.m. and 3:46 p.m. UTC on Dec. 10, 2025. A British RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft operated in the western Black Sea during the attack and subsequently patrolled parallel to Sudak on Crimea's southern coast, as stated by Rybar. The extent of damage to the Dashan remains unclear, per the report. This marks the fourth civilian ship attacked by Ukrainian forces in the past two weeks, according to the same Russian sources. A separate X post by @TheDeadDistrict confirmed the strike by three Ukrainian USVs on the sanctioned tanker.
