According to Russia's Tass, the strike left a hole in the engine room close to the waterline of the chemical tanker SIG.
According to Russian media, a Russian tanker was destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Black Sea, the most recent indication of Kyiv's expanding emphasis on naval warfare.
Russia's maritime service reported on Saturday that the engine room of the chemical tanker SIG from Russia has a hole in it close to the waterline. Following the strike, the tanker was unable to function on its own and tugboats were sent to help, according to the Russian Tass news agency. The ship is under US sanctions for aiding Russian forces in Syria.
Russian rescue agency: "They will decide right away whether to take it under tow or not." Tass. For the time being, it is anchored. The machine room sustained some, but not severe, damage.
There were no casualties recorded.
According to Russia's traffic information centre, traffic on the bridge that connects the Crimean peninsula under Russian control with the Russian mainland stopped for many hours before starting up again early on Saturday.
The strategically significant bridge was the target of separate strikes in July and October of last year, according to Russia-installed officials, who claimed that explosions heard in the region had nothing to do with either attack.
According to analysts, after being outmatched on the sea front for the most of the conflict, Kyiv, which lost the majority of its fleet when Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014, wants to show that it can strike Russian naval troops far from home.
Despite being significantly outgunned by Russian naval forces, Ukraine's navy has achieved a series of notable triumphs by employing unorthodox weaponry and strategies, notably the destruction of Russia's flagship guided missile cruiser Moskva in April 2022.
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