According to The Guardian, the cargo consisted primarily of diesel. The newspaper says it reconstructed the vessels’ movements using port records and ship-tracking data.
The reconstruction indicates the involvement of seven tankers, which allegedly made a total of 14 trips to ports in Russia’s Far East during the period in question.
The Guardian also reports that some of the tankers involved were subject to sanctions. However, the available material does not identify the vessels, their owners or the specific measures applied.
The scale of the flows varies depending on how it is reported: the newspaper refers to more than 150,000 tonnes and, in its own analysis, puts the total at over 176,000 tonnes.
An expert quoted anonymously by The Guardian said the shipments weaken public support in Seoul for Kyiv. This is an assessment attributed to the expert, not a conclusion independently verified in the material provided.
The available information does not establish whether the South Korean or Russian governments authorized the shipments or were aware of them. Nor does it provide evidence directly linking the governments to the individual voyages.
The picture remains based on a single source: the material provided contains The Guardian’s report, but no independent corroboration of the shipments, quantities or the vessels’ sanctions status.