# Russian ‘shadow fleet’ fakes locations to appear in two places at once

- Source: Financial Times
- Published: 2026-10-18T04:00:18+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/f9dd0c26-3de3-4ecc-8a08-7d08f0946d08?syn-25a6b1a6=1
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/russian-shadow-fleet-fakes-locations-to-appear-in-two-places-at-once-954ed8/

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