Ukraine says it strikes sanctioned tanker

The ​Ukrainian ​navy struck ‌a sanctioned oil ​tanker some 210 km (130 ‌miles) southeast of Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse with ‌maritime drones, the General Staff ‌said on social media. The Cameroon-flagged vessel Marquise was ⁠without ​cargo ⁠at the time of the strike, ⁠which hit the stern, it ​added.

The vessel is under ⁠sanctions by Ukraine, Britain, the European ⁠Union, ​Switzerland, New Zealand and Canada, and ⁠has been used by Russia to "illegally ⁠transport ⁠oil products," the General Staff said.

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