A Russian-flagged tanker close to the Crimean Bridge has been hit by a Ukrainian sea drone, Moscow has said
Interfax, a news agency in Ukraine, quoted an anonymous security source, who said the country was responsible for the attack, which took place in its territorial waters.Sky News has not verified the claims.
There are no reports of injuries, but the Crimean Bridge was suspended for several hours, according to Moscow-backed officials on the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. The vessel targeted in Saturday's attack was delivering oil to Russian troops based in Syria, according to Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-appointed official in Ukraine's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia.
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