RUSSIA ACCUSES UKRAINME OF DRONE ATTACKS AS GAS TANKER SINKS IN MEDITERRANEAN
Russian president vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of carrying out a ‘terrorist attack’ :-
a Russian tanker Carring liquefied natural gas (LPG) has sunk in the Mediterranean between libya and Malta, as Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking the vessel.
the Libyan port authority said the tanker was hit by “sudden explosions followed by a massive fire which ulti mately led to its complete sinking” on Tuesday night north of the port of sirte Libya.
According to an advisory from Libya’s maritime rescue agency the Arctic metagaz sank in waters between Libya and Malta after catching fire on Tuesday night . it warned vessels to avoid the site where the carrier sank and asked them to report any pollution in the area .
Ukraine’s SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unclear the Libyans said the tanker was carrying about 62000 tonnes of LNG before the blasts and that it sank about 130 nautical miles(240) north of the Libyan port of Sirte.
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Ukrainian drones damaged Russian civilian sites in the south-western region of Saratov, roman Busgarin . the area’s governor said early on Thursday Saratov airport and other airport in the southern and central regions were closed late on Wednesday and early on Thursday . three injuries were reported.
A Russian tanker carrying Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has sunk in the Mediterranean between Libya and Malta, as Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking the vessel. The Libya port authority said the tanker was hit by “sudden explosions followed by a massive fire, which ultimately led to its complete sinking” on Tuesday night north of the port of Sirte, Libya. “We qualify what happened as an act of international terrorism and maritime piracy, a gross violation of the fundamental norms of international maritime law” the ministry said.
According to an advisory from Libya’s maritime rescue agency, the Arctic Metagaz sank in water between Libya and Malta after catching fire on Tuesday night. The Libyan port authority said the ship was carrying an estimated 62,000 mertic tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on its way to Port Said, Egypt.Ukraine has frequently targeted oil refineries and other energy infrastructure in an attempt to deprive Russia’s war machine of funding.
The Kremlin has accused Kiev of carrying out an “irresponsible” drone attack on an energy facility in southern Russia that supplies gas to Turkey, Agency France-Presse reported. “Last night there was a new attempt to strike a compressor station with drone,” Kremlin spoken man Dmitry Peskov said. He called the pipeline an “international facility” that guarantees Turkey’s energy security”. According to the ministry, 10 drones were shot down over the gas compressor station that ensure gas supply via the Turkey Stream pipeline.
Meanwhile, another Ukrainian attack on Russia’s energy infrastructure was successful. An oil depot in Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar region caught fire followed a drone attack, regional authorities said on Telegram. The fire engulfed 3800 square meters, authorities said. Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack on the oil depot in Tikhoretsk. Ukrainian state media, citing sources in the Security Service of Ukraine, confirmed that they were behind the strike. on Jan. 27, Ukraine halted deliveries of energy resources via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungry and Slovakia. In response, Budapest blocked a 90 million euro ($105 million ) credit to Ukraine. The latest incident occurred Wednesday and involved a drone attack on the Russia compressor station in the Krasnodar region, Gazprom said.
The pipeline are among the few remaining routes for Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 severed most other export corridors. They cannot clam down and are trying to provoke something that would derail efforts to reach a diplomatic settlement,” Putin said at the time, referring to U.S. -led efforts to mediate an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The governor said the drone attack sparked fires that were subsequently extinguished. there was some structural damage at the site of the agriculture company. Ukrainian drones previously targeted Novominskaya on Feb. 28, causing a fire at a small oil refinery. The village was also attacked in February 2025. the reported attacks came a day after Russia accused Ukraine, without providing evidence, of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence.
The claim also comes after President Vladimir Zelensky said that the next round of peace talks could take place in Turkey, a country that has hosted earlier round of negotiations. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of carrying out a naval drone attack that sank a Russian flagged liquefied natural gas carrier in the Mediterranean Sea earlier this week. Russia transportation Ministry said earlier in the day that a Ukrainian drone struck the LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz on Tuesday near the territorial water of Malta after initial reports said the vessel had caught fire off the EU member state