Drone Hits Tanker Scheduled to Load Kazakh Oil at Russian Port
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- A drone crashed into the Kazakh-chartered oil tanker Matilda en route to a Russian Black Sea port, causing an explosion but no serious damage or injuries, according to Kazakhstan's state energy firm Kazmunaygas.
- The attack occurred near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal, a key transit point for Kazakh oil, though Kazmunaygas did not identify the attacker.
- Ukraine, which has conducted repeated strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure in response to the invasion, did not immediately comment on the incident.
- Russian media reported at least one other ship was attacked in the Black Sea on the same day, but it also remained seaworthy.
- The strikes on energy facilities, including the CPC
