Russia’s Transportation Ministry confirmed Wednesday that a Ukrainian naval drone attacked a Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas carrier in the Mediterranean Sea after earlier reports said the ship had erupted in a blaze near Malta.
The ministry said the attack took place on Tuesday near the territorial waters of Malta, an EU member, and targeted the LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz.
“The tanker was carrying a cargo documented in full compliance with international regulations from the port of Murmansk,” it said in a statement.
Transportation authorities said Arctic Metagaz was attacked by a Ukrainian naval drone that had been deployed from the coast of Libya. It called the incident an “act of international terrorism and piracy.”
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