With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing NYT | Top Stories By: Kim Barker, Ephrat Livni and Valerie Hopkins 21 December 2025 at 01:12 Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding. © Brendan Hoffman for The New York TimesSatellite-controlled speedboat drones designed and operated by Ukraine’s military intelligence service. Called Sea Babies, they are packed with explosives and can travel long distances.