Blasts in Crimea, pro-Russia officials report Ukraine drone attack

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6. Ukraine claims responsibility for attack on Russian tanker near Crimea

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“Overnight the [Ukrainian Security Service] SBU blew up the ‘SIG’, a large oil tanker of the Russian Federation that was transporting fuel for Russian troops,” the security source told AFP.

It added that the “successful special operation”, which involved a naval drone and explosives, was carried out jointly with the Navy on Ukrainian territorial waters.

The source described the targeted vessel as “one of the most powerful oil tankers of the Russian Federation … It was well-loaded with fuel, so the ‘fireworks’ could be seen from afar.”

Russian authorities said the SIG tanker was hit around late last night local time south of the Kerch Strait. The oil and chemical tanker is under US sanctions for supplying jet fuel to Russian forces in Syria supporting president Bashar al-Assad.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/aug/05/russia-ukraine-war-live-russian-tanker-hit-by-drones-saudi-arabia-talks-will-be-difficult-says-kyiv-envoy?page=with:block-64ce09da8f082f4d58913b98#block-64ce09da8f082f4d58913b98

Footage from the drone here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-66414547