Moscow has escalated its attacks in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a 'war crime'
MOSCOW HAS ESCALATED its attacks in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a “war crime”.
A “guided air bomb” hit the centre in Kupiansk, a city a few dozen kilometres from the Russian border, said Zelenskyy. The region, home to a major Ukrainian airbase, has been regularly targeted by Russian strikes in recent months. The tanker was hit at around 11:20pm on Friday south of the Kerch Strait, Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport said.
The SIG oil and chemical tanker is under US sanctions for supplying jet fuel to Russian forces in Syria, who are supporting President Bashar al-Assad.Crimea focus The Russian foreign ministry condemned the attack on a “civilian vessel”, adding that the crew had not been injured. Tensions have risen on the Black Sea overall since Russia pulled out of the agreement protecting grain exports via the shipping hub during the conflict.
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