TRIPOLI: Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of using naval drones to attack one of its liquefied natural gas carriers in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, a strike which led to its sinking. Kyiv has not commented on the attack, which would be a rare successful hit on a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel while it was some 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from Ukraine. The Libyan port authority said the Russian carrier, Arctic Metagaz, sank after “sudden explosions” north of the port of Sirte.

La Arctic Metagaz trasportava gas naturale liquefatto ed è affondata tra Libia e Malta

Se fosse stato davvero un drone ucraino, sarebbe una delle operazioni più incredibili di Kiev. La nave cisterna di gas naturale liquido Arctic Metagaz, battente bandiera russa,…