While negotiations are stalled, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues on the bottom and the confrontation can also be increasing within the Mediterranean. Last evening a Russian ship carrying liquefied pure gasoline was hit and sank between Libya and Malta. The Ministry of Transport in Moscow accused Kiev, which allegedly attacked the ship with marine drones left Libya. The Kremlin condemns the episode as «an act of worldwide terrorism and maritime piracy.”
The methods of attack
The Libyan port and maritime authority reported a distress call from the “Arctic Metagaz”, Russian tanker under sanctions since 2024, following explosions that caused a vast fire, due to which the ship sank.
The attack on the Arctic Metagaz would be launched from the Libyan coast using unmanned speedboats Ukrainian-owned, the Russian Transport Ministry claimed in a statement. The 30 crew members, all Russian, were rescued thanks to the coordination of the rescue services Maltese and Russians, according to what was communicated by the ministry.
Ukrainian drones also towards Russia
On the Russian front, the Moscow Defense Ministry communicated the shooting down of 32 Ukrainian drones during the night. According to the Tass agency, the attack was directed towards regions bordering Ukraine and also deep into Russian territory. «During the night, between 11pm Moscow time on March 3 and 7am Moscow time on March 4 (9pm on March 3 – 5am on March 4 Italian time, ed.), the air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones: 21 over the region of Volgogradfour each on the regions of Rostov e Belgorodtwo on the region of Astrakhan and one on the region of Kursk», said the ministry.
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