Moscow [Russia], March 5: Moscow accused Ukraine on Wednesday of having attacked a Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea the day before.
The Russian Transportation Ministry said Ukraine attacked the tanker Arctic Metagaz on Tuesday "in close proximity" to Malta.
The Russian ministry provided no evidence to support the claim.
The tanker was travelling after having taken on cargo at the Russian port of Murmansk, according to the ministry. All 30 crew members, said to be Russian citizens, had been rescued, the ministry announced, expressing thanks to Malta.
The incident was being classified as an act of international terrorism and piracy, it said There was initially no reaction from the Ukrainian side to Russia's claim. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
