Ukraine Hits Two Russian Fuel Tankers as Moscow's Fuel Crisis Deepens

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Ukraine struck two Russian fuel tankers in Taganrog Bay, near Russia's southern coast, as part of an expanding campaign to exacerbate Russia's fuel crisis. The attacks caused mechanical damage and fires on the vessels, with no reported casualties.

Ukraine hit two fuel tankers overnight offshore Russia’s southern coast in an expanding campaign to deepen the fuel crisis in Russia. The two tankers were hit in Taganrog Bay, the northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov in the southern Russian Rostov region. Yury Slyusar, the governor of the region of Rostov, posted on Telegram early on Thursday that two tankers were hit in the Taganrog Bay. The vessels suffered “mechanical damage” and caught fire, while no injuries or casualties were reported by the Russian authorities.   …