Ukraine has destroyed eight Russian so-called shadow fleet tankers which were believed to be trying to supply annexed Crimea, Kyiv's military has said.
It is the latest blow to Russian despot Vladimir Putin as Ukraine continues its efforts to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula and target energy infrastructure.
Ukraine's commander of Unmanned System Forces, Robert Brovdi, confirmed the successful attack, with the 540ft-long burning tankers with a deadweight of around 7,000 tons left marooned in the Sea of Azov.
He claimed that the tankers were all subject to international sanctions and belonged to Putin's 'shadow fleet' - a thousand ageing tankers that fly the flag of other countries to illicitly ship oil and other goods out of Russia in order to evade sanctions imposed by the West over the war in Ukraine.
Black-and-white, drone-view footage was shared, showing ships being targeted and erupting into flames - although the attacks have not been independently verified.
