Russia Ukraine warfare newest: Putin accused of ‘violating rules’ as two Russian oil tankers wrecked close to Crimea | EUROtoday

A Ukrainian drone struck a campus of Russia’s National Guard in Chechnya, some 800km southeast of the entrance line in Ukraine, in accordance with reviews.

Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed the drone strike, saying it hit a web site that belonged to the Akhmat Grozny riot police battalion.

He stated two different drones had been shot down by Russian air defences.

The Russian defence ministry yesterday stated it downed 15 Ukrainian drones in a single day over Kursk and Belgorod areas.

The Ukrainian navy has criticised Russia for sending outdated vessels into uneven waters after a tanker sank and one other sustained extreme harm throughout a storm within the Black Sea.

The Volgoneft 212 tanker, with 15 individuals on board, cut up in half and spilled oil into the Kerch Strait, situated between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea.

Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukraine’s navy spokesperson, stated: “These are quite old Russian tankers. You can’t go to sea in such a storm. The Russians violated the operating rules. The result is an accident.”

A Russian oil tanker carrying hundreds of tonnes of oil merchandise cut up aside throughout a heavy storm yesterday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, whereas one other tanker was additionally in misery after sustaining harm, Russian officers stated.

The vessels had been within the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, after they issued misery alerts.

Russian investigators opened two legal instances to look into potential security violations after not less than one particular person was killed when the 136-metre Volgoneft 212 tanker, with 15 individuals on board, cut up in half with its bow sinking.

The Russian-flagged vessel, in-built 1969, was broken and had run aground, officers stated.

The second Russian-flagged ship, the 132-metre Volgoneft 239, was drifting after sustaining harm, Russian officers stated. It has a crew of 14 individuals and was in-built 1973.

Ukraine’s safety service stated it had launched an operation to destroy 40 rail automobiles carrying gasoline to Russian troops in an space of the Zaporizhzhia area Moscow holds in southern Ukraine.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed the operation concerned completely different intelligence and navy companies and unfolded over a collection of levels.“The aim was to disrupt the logistical supply routes for fuel from Crimea to temporarily occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia,” it informed Reuters.

Russia has to this point not commented on the alleged incident.

The SBU stated considered one of its models organised a sabotage operation that broken a rail line because the practice was shifting close to the village of Oleksiivka in a Russian-held a part of Zaporizhzhia area.

The practice was halted, with tanker automobiles ablaze, and armed forces models fired US-supplied HIMARS missiles on the web site. “The missiles struck the locomotive and cars at the end of the train. The enemy was unable to reach the tanks and salvage some of the fuel,” the assertion stated.

Russia has launched lots of of bombs, drones and missiles at Ukraine over the previous week, in accordance with President President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In a publish on X this morning, he stated: “This week alone, Russia has used nearly 630 guided aerial bombs, around 550 strike drones, and over 100 missiles of various types against Ukraine.

“I am grateful to the warriors defending Ukraine and to our partners who understand our need to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses to save the lives of our people.

“Now, the world must be united and stronger than ever. Only through strength can we together force Russia and its allies to give up terror and achieve a just peace.”