Ukraine claimed to have attacked the Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean waters

According to Isna, the Military Intelligence Service of Ukraine claimed that an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet was targeted and severely damaged in an attack by Ukrainian drones in the Mediterranean in western Greece.

According to Ukraine’s announcement, this oil tanker named “Qandeel” was more than 2000 kilometers away from Ukraine and started its journey from Egypt and was detected in the north of Libya.

Ukraine, at the same time as the annual press conference of “Vladimir Putin”, the President of Russia, claimed for the first time that it attacked the oil tanker of the Russian shadow fleet that circumvents the sanctions in the Mediterranean Sea, and this is a sign of the significant expansion of the range of Kiev’s long-range operations.

According to Reuters, an informed source belonging to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that this oil tanker was seriously damaged and was empty when it was attacked.

This source called this operation an “unprecedented special operation” of Ukraine and claimed that Russia used the tanker to circumvent Western sanctions and generate revenue to finance the war.

Ukraine has previously claimed attacks on Russian cargo ships in the Black Sea with the aim of disrupting Moscow’s oil exports.

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