Ukraine Steps Up Attacks on Russian Fuel Tankers in Sea of Azov
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- Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian fuel tankers in the Sea of Azov, aiming to disrupt supplies to occupied Crimea.
- Drone strikes have hit 14 Russian ships, part of a campaign to choke off routes to Crimea and cut Russia's energy revenues.
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Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian fuel tankers in the Sea of Azov to disrupt supplies to occupied Crimea, amid nationwide gasoline shortages caused by drone strikes.
Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian fuel tankers in the Sea of Azov, seeking to disrupt supplies to occupied Crimea at a time when drone strikes have triggered nationwide gasoline shortages.
Ukraine's drone force commander Robert Brovdi, known as Magyar, said via Telegram that 14 Russian ships were hit in the Sea of Azov on Thursday evening, taking the number of Russian stuck by Ukrainian drones to 35 over the last 96 hours. CNBC could not independently verify this report.
The drone strikes form part of Ukraine's campaign designed to choke off supplies and transportation routes in and out of Crimea, which Russia seized by force in 2014.
Situated off the southern shores of both Ukraine and Russia, the Sea of Azov is a shallow inland sea that sits to the northeast of the Crimean peninsula.
Defense experts and strategists have described Ukraine's drone attacks as pivotal in helping to stall Russia's military momentum, while also warning that Kyiv's deep-strike successes have drastically raised the risk of escalation.
Ukraine has frequently targeted high-profile oil refineries in major cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg in recent weeks as part of a sustained push to cut off Russia's energy revenues.
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- Can Ukraine sustain these attacks?
- What will be Russia's response?
- Will this impact global energy markets?
