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Malta-flagged oil tanker hit by drones in Black Sea, Russia blames Ukraine
Russia has accused Ukraine of launching a drone strike on a Malta-flagged tanker that was damaged off the Black Sea coast earlier this week.The Matilda, which is Greek-owned and chartered by a Kazakh oil firm, was attacked near Anapa in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on January 13. The crew were not injured and the ship...
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of a drone attack on the Maltese-flagged oil tanker Matilda in the Black Sea. The vessel sent a distress signal after the attack, the Russian Defense Ministry said, according to the Kommersant newspaper.
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Strike on Greek-Owned Tanker
Russia has accused Ukraine of launching drone attacks on a Greek-owned oil tanker off its coast in the Black Sea on Tuesday, January 13th—marking the latest incident in a series of maritime confrontations in the region. According to the Russian defence ministry, the tanker Matilda—flying the Maltese flag—was struck by two unmanned aerial vehicles approximately 100 kilometres from the city of Anapa in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Moscow did not me…
The Russian Ministry of Defence has indicated in a statement that the incident took place on Tuesday at 10.15 a.m. (local time), when two unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Army attacked the ship about 100 kilometres from the city of Anapa, located in the Russian region of Krasnodar.
The Russian Ministry of Defence accused Ukraine of attacking the Matilda tanker off the coast of Krasnodar province with drones, which is based on a report from the agency's press service published on its television channel on Wednesday.
KazMunayGas, the national oil and gas company of Kazakhstan, announced that the Matilda oil tanker, chartered by a subsidiary of the company, was hit by a drone in the Black Sea before it began loading Kazakh oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal, according to Reuters. According to KazMunayGas, the attack caused an explosion, without fire or casualties, and the ship is in good seaworthy condition. The tanker was scheduled to load…
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