US EditionTurkey condemns Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil tankers off Black Sea coast
Ukrainian Sea Baby drones caused serious damage to two Russian shadow fleet tankers, disrupting oil transport and signaling increased pressure on Russia's war funding.
- Turkey has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, saying the strikes posed risks to navigation, life, property and environmental safety in the region.
- The attacks happened inside Turkey's exclusive economic zone, and Turkey is carrying out talks with relevant parties to prevent the spread of the war in Ukraine across the Black Sea and to protect Turkey's economic interests.
- The targeted vessels, Kairos and Virat, are described as part of a fleet used to evade sanctions imposed on Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Expanding the war at sea, Ukraine attacks two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers off the Turkish coast
Moscow has accused Ukraine of “violating Turkish sovereignty” after recent attacks on tankers carrying Russian oil. Naval drones reportedly struck the two ships almost simultaneously on November 28. At the time of the attacks, the Kairos was 28 nautical miles from Turkey’s coast, while the Virat was 38 miles offshore. Both tankers sail under the flag of the Gambia and are subject to sanctions by the E.U. and the U.K. for transporting Russian oil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned in the context of the attacks on Ukraine's drones on two oil spills in the Black Sea, near the Turkish coast, to transmit AFP, according to Agerpres.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the war between Russia and Ukraine “has reached a level that openly threatens the safety of shipping in the Black Sea.”
Turkey was concerned by Friday's attacks on two Russian tankers in the Black Sea, claimed by Ukraine. On Saturday, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was also shut down in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, a move that angered Kazakhstan, whose oil exports the company handles.
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