Putin's 'shadow fleet' suffers huge Black Sea blow after tankers 'explode'

The explosions were initially said to be a result of 'external causes', but were later confirmed to be as a result of a strike by Ukrainian naval drones targeting Putin's 'shadow fleet'

Vladimir Putin has suffered an embarrassing set back in the Black Sea after "explosions and fires" broke out on two of his tankers.

While Turkish authorities simply explained the explosions as being caused by "external causes", it was later confirmed that Ukrainian naval drones were behind the attack. The drones had been taked with dealing catastrophic blows to Putin's 'shadow fleet'.

The Turkish Director General of Maritime Affairs reported that one ship, the Kairos, was empty and on its way to the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Despite thick black smoke being seen billowing from the bow of the ves